This remains a potential security issue with Ubuntu 14.04. It appears that the util-linux (2.25-5) should set the login shell as "nologin". It seems here we need an update which finds the shells already set as /bin/sh and resets them to "nlogin"
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319973 Title: libuuid needs a default shell (seems to not specify any?) Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in util-linux source package in Trusty: Confirmed Status in util-linux source package in Utopic: Confirmed Status in util-linux package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: antarus@killbot:~$ getent passwd libuuid libuuid:x:100:101::/var/lib/libuuid: A missing shell specification means it takes the default shell (usually /bin/sh). DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)" DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04 antarus@killbot:/tmp$ apt-cache policy libuuid1 libuuid1: Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20 Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20 It should have /usr/sbin/nologin as its shell. -A To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1319973/+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
