adb shell sudo shows password in the clear
Bug #1369450 reported by
James Hunt
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| android-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
High
|
Oliver Grawert | ||
Bug Description
$ adb shell sudo id
[sudo] password for phablet: you should not be able to see this!!!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: android-tools-adb 4.2.2+git201302
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 15 09:43:59 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (156 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409)
SourcePackage: android-tools
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-08 (129 days ago)
Revision history for this message
| James Hunt (jamesodhunt) wrote | #1 |
| information type: | Public → Public Security |
Revision history for this message
| Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| tags: | added: rtm14 |
| Changed in android-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Oliver Grawert (ogra) |
Revision history for this message
| Nicolas (coinb) wrote | #3 |
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FYI, as a workaround I suggest using 'phablet-shell' since it behaves correctly.