Activity log for bug #1891798

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-08-16 11:33:43 Simon Arlott bug added bug
2020-08-16 11:33:43 Simon Arlott attachment added Example output https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1891798/+attachment/5401934/+files/sudo-broken.txt
2021-01-26 22:25:29 Simon Arlott summary Update sudo to 1.8.22 to fix "stair-stepped output" bug Backport fix from sudo 1.8.22 to fix "stair-stepped output" bug
2021-01-26 22:26:21 Simon Arlott description sudo 1.8.20 introduced a bug in commit 44dc15d02dc0b34bf03bc971ba08d3a761c3a031 that is fixed by sudo 1.8.22 in commit 3b88cdfcd8d1a39eabbb5b7d0c8fe8f035d7a264 When the "use_pty" option is enabled, "stair-stepped output" occurs if sudo is piped to another command. Example output attached in a text file. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.2 Uname: Linux 5.4.50+ x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Aug 16 12:29:23 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-10 (2290 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-11-24 (630 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.pam.d.sudo: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/pam.d/sudo'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README'] sudo 1.8.20 introduced a bug in commit 44dc15d02dc0b34bf03bc971ba08d3a761c3a031 that is fixed by sudo 1.8.22 in commit 3b88cdfcd8d1a39eabbb5b7d0c8fe8f035d7a264 When the "use_pty" option is enabled, "stair-stepped output" occurs if sudo is piped to another command. Example output attached in a text file. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.2 Uname: Linux 5.4.50+ x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Aug 16 12:29:23 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-10 (2290 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: sudo UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-11-24 (630 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.pam.d.sudo: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/pam.d/sudo'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers'] modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']
2021-01-27 09:28:46 Colin Watson nominated for series Ubuntu Bionic
2021-01-27 09:28:46 Colin Watson bug task added sudo (Ubuntu Bionic)
2021-02-17 17:52:04 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug bionic third-party-packages amd64 apport-bug bionic rls-bb-incoming third-party-packages