Public bug reported:
In /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd, the background
check-new-release process is started without redirecting stderr:
/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release -q > "$stamp" &
When check-new-release fails to connect, the error appears in the
terminal:
Failed to connect to https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts.
Check your Internet connection or proxy settings
This is unexpected — the process runs in the background (&) and uses
the -q (quiet) flag, so no output should be visible to the user.
Fix: redirect stderr to /dev/null for both occurrences:
/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release -q > "$stamp"
2>/dev/null &
Package version: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.04.28
Ubuntu version: 24.04.4 LTS (Noble)
Patch attached.
** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: patch
** Patch added: "Fix: redirect stderr to /dev/null for background
check-new-release calls"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2143786/+attachment/5951160/+files/fix-stderr-leak-in-release-upgrade-motd.patch
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release-upgrade-motd leaks stderr to terminal
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