[Bug 454206] [NEW] Firefox open file dialog box freezes in case the directory contains named pipe

[Zentai Andras]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Firefox, Shiretoko, Google Chrome browsers freezes when I click on "open
file" "upload file" "browse" buttons on various webpages if the last
used directory contains a named pipe file (fifo).

How to reproduce:
- create a fifo file in any directory (mkfifo new.fifo )
- login gmail or any other webmail program
- try to attach any file from the directory where the fifo was created. 
--->  the open file dialog window freezes forever.

Workarounds:
- delete the fifo
- write someting into the fifo file from terminal (echo Start > new.fifo)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28.10-some-string-here i686

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Firefox open file dialog box freezes in case the directory contains named pipe
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454206
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