[Bug 1204530] [NEW] yppasswd results in a segmentation fault when run on clients or server

[James C. West]

Public bug reported:

Sample output from a client (output is identical if run on the server):

$ yppasswd
Changing NIS account information for <user> on <server>.
Please enter old password:
Changing NIS password for <user> on <server>.
Please enter new password:
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
$


This setup worked fine with the 12.04 LTS release. I've purged package nis a number of times and reinstalled and still get the same behavior. I've also removed a slave server from the network and reconfigured nis and still get the same behavior.

I thought about listing this as a security vulnerability since the users
cannot change their passwords.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: nis 3.17-32ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 24 09:07:09 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-05-24 (1156 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nis
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-19 (65 days ago)

** Affects: nis (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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