[Bug 1080631] unattended-upgrades file descriptor leak

[Tim Cutts]

On 11 Dec 2012, at 17:23, Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> This patch should do the trick, I did a smoke-test in a chroot, feedback
> welcome. If its looking good I can SRU it.
> 
> ** Patch added: "backport for lucid"
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1080631/+attachment/3457487/+files/fd-leak-lucid.diff
> 
> ** Changed in: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu Lucid)
>       Status: New => In Progress
> 
> ** Changed in: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu Lucid)
>   Importance: Undecided => High

I've applied that patch and created a package, but we're now in a no-
changes freeze until after Christmas, so I'll get back to you in the New
Year with the results.

Tim

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Title:
  unattended-upgrades file descriptor leak

Status in “unattended-upgrades” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “unattended-upgrades” source package in Lucid:
  In Progress
Status in “unattended-upgrades” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Debian #646620 affects Lucid.  The bug has been fixed in Precise, but
  Lucid is still under support, and has the same problem; a zombie
  process from unattended-upgrades prevents cron.daily from completing,
  and everything gets a bit stuck.

  The patch in Debian #646620 looks like a reasonable band-aid, but
  unfortunately unattended-upgrades has changed a *lot* between its last
  update in Lucid and what's currently going on in recent Debian and
  Ubuntu releases.

  Nevertheless, this is an important issue, because it seriously breaks
  cron on Lucid machines.  I have to manually fix two or three
  production machines a day here where run-parts has got stuck.

  Any chance a similar workaround could be applied to the Lucid version?
  I'm not sure my Python Fu is quite good enough to work out the
  equivalent patch otherwise I'd have done it myself...

  Thanks,

  Tim

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