[DC LoCo] Please Explain This Bug

[Ken Stailey]

Hi,

The bug is well known and has both Debian bug numbers and Launchpad bug numbers.  The Launchpad one is
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423252

The bug was introduced in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic and still persists in Ubuntu 12.04 but in an even worse state.  Prior to Ubuntu 12.04 it was possible to work around it but the work around no longer functions.

What works is an incredibly small patch which removes a single function call.  I do not fully understand the security implications of this yet but I do know that the patch remediates the bug without causing our environment any additional regressions.


The Ubuntu bug is over 800 days old.

I did a branch merge proposal into that bug which has yet to generate any feedback.

Please explain why Ubuntu has such chronic bugs.

Thanks,
Ken