*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic
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> From: Enver Haase <eha...@mauerkinder.co.uk>
> To: Ubuntu Bug Tracking System <ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic: 2.6.27-9 most times fails with
> two of my aes cryptoloops
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> <20081231034709.7450.46232.report...@haneman.mauerkinder.co.uk>
> X-Mailer: reportbug 3.41ubuntu2 Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:47:09 +0100
>
> Package: linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic
> Version: 2.6.27-9.19
> Severity: normal
>
> With 2.6.27-9 I usually cannot mount two aes cryptoloops I have;
> they share the same password including digits and letters.
> Another aes cryptoloop, password only being letters, is fine.
> I do not have this problem with 2.6.27-7.
>
> However, I believe I could *sometimes* do it. I don't know when and
> why, though.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
> APT prefers intrepid-updates
> APT policy: (500, 'intrepid-updates'), (500, 'intrepid-security'),
> (500, 'intrepid') Architecture: i386 (i686)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: lang=de...@euro, lc_ctype=de...@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
> (ignored: LC_ALL set to de...@euro) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic depends on:
> ii coreutils [fileutils 6.10-6ubuntu1 The GNU core utilities
> ii dpkg 1.14.20ubuntu6 Debian package
> management system ii initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu16 tools
> for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools
> 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu16 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
>
> Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic recommends:
> ii grub 0.97-29ubuntu45 GRand Unified Bootloader
> ii lilo 1:22.8-4ubuntu1 LInux LOader - The
> Classic OS load
>
> -- no debconf information
I don't really think it's a vulnerability, but it might be-- ticking the
CC tickmark to security people.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Visibility changed to: Public
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Cannot mount some cryptoloops in 2.6.27.9-generic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315413
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