Public bug reported: Request ------- We want Subiquity to switch to the new probert rtnetlink implementation, which is written in pure Python instead of C. Earlier, we already switched to the new nl80211 implementation.
Why Needed ---------- In the past few cycles in Subiquity, there have been reports of python crashes (e.g., Segmentation fault) caused by poor implementation of probert network modules written in C. To clear the possibility of memory safety vulnerabilities, we want to stop relying on memory unsafe code in Subiquity, ASAP. Having this new implementation in 25.10 will give us more room for addressing any potential bugs in the new implementation before the change gets more wildely rolled with the coming LTS. What Changed ------------ * The new implementation is based on pyroute2 instead of libnl. When it comes to its behavior, it is designed to be as close in behavior as the old implementation in C. Code to be merged ----------------- * https://github.com/canonical/probert/pull/160 ** Affects: probert Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: subiquity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: subiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: subiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: probert Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2121429 Title: [FFe] New probert rtnetlink implementation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/probert/+bug/2121429/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
