[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

This bug was fixed in the package psmisc - 22.15-2ubuntu1.2 --- psmisc (22.15-2ubuntu1.2) precise; urgency=low * Backport of upstream fix: - Fix killall with 65 arguments (LP: #1507681) -- Christian Ehrhardt Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:36:17 -0700

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

Unfortunately no 3rd party verification yet - adding one of my own. Since I wasn't sure about the reproducibility I went a bit parallel: Using the test (very slightly) modified in 4 precise containers I got a reliable trigger: 2/4 directly 2/4 after one retry mkdir -p ~/tmp_tasks; ps xa | wc

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507681 Title: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected To manage

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

Hello Gregory, or anyone else affected, Accepted psmisc into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/22.15-2ubuntu1.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Description changed: - killall in Precise is supposed to limit the number of arguments to 64, - but due to a fencepost error, 66 arguments will be blocked but 65 is - not. + [Impact] + + * killall with exactly 65 (33 in 32-bit environments) arguments can kill random processes + * this can

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

I've uploaded this to the queue for review by the SRU team. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507681 Title: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected To manage notifications

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

SRU-Template: [Impact] * killall with exactly 65 (33 in 32-bit environments) arguments can kill random processes * this can be accidentially or even maliciously used to kill processes * root casue is an off-by-one error [Test Case] * as seen in the bug description above, but please note

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Patch added: "debdiff for SRU to fix this issue (based on upstream backport)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/+bug/1507681/+attachment/4672918/+files/psmisc_22.15-2ubuntu1.2-precise-bug-1507681.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: (unassigned) => ChristianEhrhardt (paelzer) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507681 Title: killall with 65 arguments kills more

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Also affects: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

** Also affects: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: psmisc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

The attachment "killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team. [This is an automated message performed by a

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

The attachment "killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team. [This is an automated message performed by a

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

attached is a proposed fix ** Patch added: "killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/+bug/1507681/+attachment/4500472/+files/killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1507681] Re: killall with 65 arguments kills more than expected

attached is a proposed fix ** Patch added: "killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/+bug/1507681/+attachment/4500472/+files/killall-with-65-arguments-kills-all-proce.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a