[Bug 781873] Re: Format string bug in update-rc.d script

[Steve Langasek]

** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  Format string bug in update-rc.d script

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: sysvinit

  /usr/sbin/update-rc.d and /usr/sbin/update-rc.d-insserv scripts have
  format string bug .

  test case :
  emanuel at emanuel-desktop /tmp>>touch bug%nf
  emanuel at emanuel-desktop /tmp>>update-rc.d  "../../tmp/bug%nf" start
  Modification of a read-only value attempted at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 187.
  emanuel at emanuel-desktop /tmp>>update-rc.d  "../../tmp/bug%nf"  remove
  Modification of a read-only value attempted at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 82.

  the problem is here :
  printf STDERR "update-rc.d: warning: $initdscript missing LSB information\n";
  printf STDERR "update-rc.d: $initd/$bn exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)\n";

  fix can be using print instead or add format %s to printf .
  same bug exist in update-rc.d-insserv command from insserv package .

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