** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * sudo returns exit code 0 if child is killed with signals other than SIGINT + * This can break scripts assuming successful execution of the command ran by + sudo + + [Test Case] + + * Open two separate shells + 1. In shell 1. run: + ubuntu@tough-calf:~$ sudo sleep 300; echo $? + 2. In shell 2. run: + root@tough-calf:~# killall -TERM sleep + 3. In broken versions shell 1. shows this: + ubuntu@tough-calf:~$ sudo sleep 300; echo $? + 0 + + 4. Install fixed version + 5. Execute steps 1. and 2. + 6. In fixed version shell 1. shows this: + ubuntu@tough-calf:~$ sudo sleep 300; echo $? + Terminated + 143 + + [Regression Potential] + + * sudo may exit with a different status than expected + + [Other Info] + + original bug description: + Please backport upstream sudo changeset 10917:50b988d0c97f "The fix for Bug #722 contained a typo/thinko that resulted in the" to xenial, yakkety, and zesty versions of sudo. This will fix a regression documented by this upstream bug report: https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=784 sudo 1.8.15 changeset 10229:153f016db8f1 "When the command sudo is running is killed by a signal, sudo will" introduced a regression where the exit status is always 0 when a command is killed by a signal other than SIGINT. https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/153f016db8f1 This will be fixed in sudo 1.8.20 with changeset 10917:50b988d0c97f "The fix for Bug #722 contained a typo/thinko that resulted in the". https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/50b988d0c97f trusty sudo is based off sudo 1.8.9 and is not affected. xenial sudo based off sudo 1.8.16, yaketty sudo based off sudo 1.8.16, and zesty sudo based off 1.8.19 need the fix.
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