Package: findutils Version: 4.2.27-2 Severity: important
The select_shell() function in /usr/bin/updatedb has a bug in the way it calls /bin/su; specifically, it attempts 'su "$LOCALUSER" -s $SHELL false', which runs '/bin/bash false', thus attempting to execute /bin/false as a shellscript. (The exit code 126 and error message 'cannot execute binary file' are ignored entirely by updatedb.) The correct usage of su would be to add "-c" after "-s $SHELL" on lines 87 and 91. This is important if, for instance, the administrator has set $LOCALUSER's shell to /bin/false (which is how I discovered this bug). -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages findutils depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries findutils recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
