This issue only occurs in a highly unusual system configuration where 1. /tmp is a separate mount point from / (before oracular, it usually is a directory in /) 2. Said mountpoint is mounted noexec (even the tmpfs in oracular is not mounted noexec)
Given that there is an easy workaround to set an option in apt.conf, users who have gone to the trouble of doing those two modifications to their system also drop a snippet into apt.conf.d. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to debconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2043711 Title: Open3.pm tries to run code in /tmp when preconfiguring packages Status in debconf package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in debconf source package in Focal: New Status in debconf source package in Jammy: New Status in debconf source package in Noble: Fix Released Status in debconf source package in Oracular: Fix Released Status in debconf source package in Plucky: Fix Released Status in debconf package in Debian: Unknown Bug description: During update of ubuntu-drivers-common: Can't exec "/tmp/ubuntu-drivers-common.config.55GJ8b": Permission denied at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base/IPC/Open3.pm line 178, <GEN0> line 1. open2: exec of /tmp/ubuntu-drivers-common.config.55GJ8b configure 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.4 failed: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59. Preconfiguring packages ... Can't exec "/tmp/ubuntu-drivers-common.config.uSPrCH": Permission denied at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base/IPC/Open3.pm line 178, <GEN0> line 1. open2: exec of /tmp/ubuntu-drivers-common.config.uSPrCH configure 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.4 failed: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59. /tmp is mounted with noexec because running code from /tmp has been a vulnerability vector for several decades, hence reporting this as a vulnerability in perl-base. This error did not appear to prevent the update of ubuntu-drivers- common and "dpkg --verify ubuntu-drivers-common" returns 0. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Attempting to use the package search on this form by clicking the 🔍 created a modal in which there is an error Sorry, something went wrong with your search. We've recorded what happened, and we'll fix it as soon as possible. (Error ID: OOPS-c80f71590b02908a1187b9f743c53eac) which is repeated with any attempt to search for a package. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Submitting this form gives an error "perl-base" does not exist in Ubuntu. Please choose a different package. If you're unsure, please select "I don't know" $ dpkg -S /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base/IPC/Open3.pm perl-base: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base/IPC/Open3.pm $ dpkg -l perl-base Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-=================-============-=============================> ii perl-base 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.2 amd64 minimal Perl system Looks like a package to me. Nevertheless, using "Did you mean..." offers "perl". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: perl-base 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-1007.7-oem 6.5.3 Uname: Linux 6.5.0-1007-oem x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Nov 16 10:08:48 2023 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-23 (2763 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=rxvt PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: perl UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-08-19 (453 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/2043711/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
