Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

1) Start script session (same issue when script is saving to /dev/null)
script # or: script /dev/null
2) Tail a file
tail -f /var/log/syslog
3) Press "Enter" 2 times
4) Notice the script process taking 100% CPU

This regression is rather new but I don't know which update introduced
it. Reverting util-linux/bsdutils to the previous version doesn't help
so maybe it's not even script's fault. tail/coreutils hasn't been update
in a long time so I'm not sure who's fault it is. I can reproduce the
problem with kernel 4.4.0-9-generic and 4.4.0-10-generic.


$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release:        16.04

$ apt-cache policy util-linux bsdutils coreutils
util-linux:
  Installed: 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.27.1-4ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.27.1-3ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
bsdutils:
  Installed: 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:2.27.1-3ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
coreutils:
  Installed: 8.25-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 8.25-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 8.25-2ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: util-linux 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-10.25-generic 4.4.3
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Mar  4 15:14:15 2016
SourcePackage: util-linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed xenial

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Title:
  tail'ing a file in a script session hangs

Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  1) Start script session (same issue when script is saving to /dev/null)
  script # or: script /dev/null
  2) Tail a file
  tail -f /var/log/syslog
  3) Press "Enter" 2 times
  4) Notice the script process taking 100% CPU

  This regression is rather new but I don't know which update introduced
  it. Reverting util-linux/bsdutils to the previous version doesn't help
  so maybe it's not even script's fault. tail/coreutils hasn't been
  update in a long time so I'm not sure who's fault it is. I can
  reproduce the problem with kernel 4.4.0-9-generic and
  4.4.0-10-generic.


  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
  Release:      16.04

  $ apt-cache policy util-linux bsdutils coreutils
  util-linux:
    Installed: 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2.27.1-4ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 
Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.27.1-3ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  bsdutils:
    Installed: 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1:2.27.1-4ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 
Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:2.27.1-3ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  coreutils:
    Installed: 8.25-2ubuntu2
    Candidate: 8.25-2ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 8.25-2ubuntu2 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: util-linux 2.27.1-4ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-10.25-generic 4.4.3
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-10-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Mar  4 15:14:15 2016
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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