The fix for Raring is uploaded to the -proposed repository. As soon as it gets approved instructions for testing it will get posted here. Please test and give your feedback. This is required for the package to get an official update.
SRU team: debdiff attached. ** Description changed: On 4 machines is USB for safety disabled, an HP DeskJet 500 is attached to one machine via LTP (IEEE 1284) and the other machines use the network share... - all working well. But every time i open up CUPS for configuration or something the process /usr/sbin/cupsd crashes and an crash report is generated (attached). . Xubuntu 12.04.1 Linux icafe-a 3.2.0-36-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 21:41:24 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux CUPS Versions: 1.5.3-0ubuntu6 (/var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status) BTW: I was also not able to send the bug via apport, this crashes with "package not installed". + + [IMPACT] + + If on a machine (mainly servers and high-security environments) the USB + is turned off in the BIOS or a very old pre-USB-era machine is used the + attempt of CUPS to detect available printers makes the USB CUPS backend + being called and the backend crashes then due to absense of USB . The + crash itself is harmless, but it makes Apport popping up with a crash + report which is annoying. + + [TESTCASE] + + Turn off the USB support completely in the BIOS setup of the machine, + boot and run either + + lpinfo -v + + or + + sudo /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb + + A crash report will pop up. Close it, do not generate the actual bug + report. + + After installing the proposed package the backend will not crash any + more and so no Apport pop-up will occur. + + [Regression Potential] + + The patch is very simple and adds only an error check to handle an error + on initializing libusb properly. The probability of a regression caused + by this is practically zero. + + NOTE: As the archives for the new development cycle are not open yet I + am posting this SRU proposal without a fixed package in the new + development branch. The fix is committed to Debian's GIT repo of CUPS + though and so it will appear in the new development cycle with the first + sync of the cups package. ** Patch added: "cups_1.6.2-1ubuntu5_1.6.2-1ubuntu6.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1108719/+attachment/3653405/+files/cups_1.6.2-1ubuntu5_1.6.2-1ubuntu6.debdiff ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Milestone: ubuntu-13.04 => None ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Precise) Milestone: None => precise-updates ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Raring) Milestone: None => raring-updates ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Raring) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Raring) Status: New => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1108719 Title: usb crashed with SIGSEGV in opendir() -- USB ports are in BIOS disabled --> cupsd crashes every time To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1108719/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
