[Bug 969384] Re: mdadm --detail --scan segfaults during update-initramfs

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Paul, or anyone else affected,

Accepted mdadm into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1
in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please change the bug tag from
verification-needed to verification-done.  If it does not, change the
tag to verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing
will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: mdadm (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  mdadm --detail --scan segfaults during update-initramfs

Status in “mdadm” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “mdadm” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed
Status in “mdadm” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [IMPACT]

   * mdadm --detail --scan segfauls, when used with raw device names

   * This may result in update-initramfs call failure, preventing users
  from updating linux kernel and other parts which are included in the
  initramfs.

  * The bug is fixed in the upstream bug fix point release

  [TESTCASE]

   * Reproduce a segfault by running mdadm --detail --scan with raw device names
   * Upgrade the package
   * Notice that running mdadm --detail --scan no longer segfaults 

  [Regression Potential]

   * Minimal, worst thing that can happen is that the said call still
  segfaults or has other new problems.

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