Bug#607516: extlinux-update manipulates boot files in unsafe ways

2010-12-19 Thread Michael Tokarev
Package: extlinux Version: 2:4.02+dfsg-7 Severity: important Tags: squeeze update-extlinux script modifies boot-related files in unsafe ways, which is a good way to make system unbootable: it re-creates several files in /boot/extlinux/ by zeroing the content at start and adding information to

Bug#607516: extlinux-update manipulates boot files in unsafe ways

2010-12-19 Thread Daniel Baumann
tag 607516 pending thanks On 12/19/2010 12:30 PM, Michael Tokarev wrote: The rigth way to create these files is to create a temp file first, and when it's done, rename it into place atomically. fixed in git. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: