[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1942542] Re: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs)
** Changed in: gedit Status: Unknown => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1942542 Title: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs) Status in gedit: New Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 21.04 hirsute gedit 3.38.1-1 If a file with extended attributes (xattrs) is edited and saved with gedit, the xattrs are lost. This problem - as well as the loss of birth time, reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1940758 - seems to be caused by gedit creating a new file when saving. Compare this with nano, which does not destroy xattrs. Steps to reproduce: 1 echo testing > testfile.txt 2 setfattr -n user.test -v "this is my test xattr" testfile.txt 3 getfattr -d testfile.txt # file: testfile.txt user.test="this is my test xattr" 4 gedit testfile.txt make edit and save 5 getfattr -d testfile.txt no output This bug also causes a loss of ACLs for the edited file, as they are stored as extended attributes. Because of this I am marking this bug as a security vulnerability. This bug is not limited to gedit; it applies to a number of other text editors. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/1942542/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1942542] Re: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs)
** Also affects: gedit via https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/464 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1942542 Title: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs) Status in gedit: Unknown Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 21.04 hirsute gedit 3.38.1-1 If a file with extended attributes (xattrs) is edited and saved with gedit, the xattrs are lost. This problem - as well as the loss of birth time, reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1940758 - seems to be caused by gedit creating a new file when saving. Compare this with nano, which does not destroy xattrs. Steps to reproduce: 1 echo testing > testfile.txt 2 setfattr -n user.test -v "this is my test xattr" testfile.txt 3 getfattr -d testfile.txt # file: testfile.txt user.test="this is my test xattr" 4 gedit testfile.txt make edit and save 5 getfattr -d testfile.txt no output This bug also causes a loss of ACLs for the edited file, as they are stored as extended attributes. Because of this I am marking this bug as a security vulnerability. This bug is not limited to gedit; it applies to a number of other text editors. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/1942542/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1942542] Re: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/464 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues #464 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/464 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1942542 Title: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs) Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu 21.04 hirsute gedit 3.38.1-1 If a file with extended attributes (xattrs) is edited and saved with gedit, the xattrs are lost. This problem - as well as the loss of birth time, reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1940758 - seems to be caused by gedit creating a new file when saving. Compare this with nano, which does not destroy xattrs. Steps to reproduce: 1 echo testing > testfile.txt 2 setfattr -n user.test -v "this is my test xattr" testfile.txt 3 getfattr -d testfile.txt # file: testfile.txt user.test="this is my test xattr" 4 gedit testfile.txt make edit and save 5 getfattr -d testfile.txt no output This bug also causes a loss of ACLs for the edited file, as they are stored as extended attributes. Because of this I am marking this bug as a security vulnerability. This bug is not limited to gedit; it applies to a number of other text editors. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1942542/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1942542] Re: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs)
Nice find Alex; can you please report this to upstream gedit, and report back the bug url here so we can link them together? Thanks ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1942542 Title: gedit causes loss of extended attributes (xattrs) Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu 21.04 hirsute gedit 3.38.1-1 If a file with extended attributes (xattrs) is edited and saved with gedit, the xattrs are lost. This problem - as well as the loss of birth time, reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1940758 - seems to be caused by gedit creating a new file when saving. Compare this with nano, which does not destroy xattrs. Steps to reproduce: 1 echo testing > testfile.txt 2 setfattr -n user.test -v "this is my test xattr" testfile.txt 3 getfattr -d testfile.txt # file: testfile.txt user.test="this is my test xattr" 4 gedit testfile.txt make edit and save 5 getfattr -d testfile.txt no output This bug also causes a loss of ACLs for the edited file, as they are stored as extended attributes. Because of this I am marking this bug as a security vulnerability. This bug is not limited to gedit; it applies to a number of other text editors. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1942542/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
