Jira (PUP-4042) Exec runs with wrong user if user matches a hex-like string

[Josh Cooper (JIRA)]

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Josh Cooper commented on PUP-4042   Re: Exec runs with wrong user if user matches a hex-like string Reproduced in puppet 4.10.1: [root@vi9aa85yhg8mg3d ~]# puppet apply -e 'exec{"/usr/bin/whoami": user => "0x01", group => "0x01", logoutput => true }' Notice: Compiled catalog for vi9aa85yhg8mg3d.delivery.puppetlabs.net in environment production in 0.13 seconds Notice: /Stage[main]/Main/Exec[/usr/bin/whoami]/returns: bin Notice: /Stage[main]/Main/Exec[/usr/bin/whoami]/returns: executed successfully Notice: Applied catalog in 8.35 seconds [root@vi9aa85yhg8mg3d ~]# grep '^bin' /etc/passwd bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029-sha1:ae256fe) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.