[Bug 1073514] [NEW] cp, mv, install: data loss due to free memory read

[C de-Avillez]

Public bug reported:

This was originally reported as happening on copying larges in highly-
fragmented filesystems, and affects coreutils from 8.11 to 8.19 (8.20
has just been released with the fix included).

Ubuntu versions affected:
 * Precise (8.13)
 * Quantal (8.13)
 * Raring (8.13)

Upstream bug: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12656
Uptream ML thread: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2012-10/msg00090.html

Upstream commits:
* 64aef5fb9afecc023a6e719da161dbbf450908b8 (actual patch, and test)
* 0aeaa506ad9dd09479a298e4febe79b55c10a0e2 (adjust NEWS to point out mv and install are also affected)

A test has been added to check for this error:  tests/cp/fiemap-FMR.sh

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: c8a7d84e13c3b258e707f056604eb0e0
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Wed Oct 31 05:24:37 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-21 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: New

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Quantal)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Raring)
     Importance: High
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity

** Also affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: coreutils (Ubuntu Raring)
   Importance: High
       Status: New

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Title:
  cp, mv, install: data loss due to free memory read

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “coreutils” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “coreutils” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “coreutils” source package in Raring:
  New

Bug description:
  This was originally reported as happening on copying larges in highly-
  fragmented filesystems, and affects coreutils from 8.11 to 8.19 (8.20
  has just been released with the fix included).

  Ubuntu versions affected:
   * Precise (8.13)
   * Quantal (8.13)
   * Raring (8.13)

  Upstream bug: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12656
  Uptream ML thread: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2012-10/msg00090.html

  Upstream commits:
  * 64aef5fb9afecc023a6e719da161dbbf450908b8 (actual patch, and test)
  * 0aeaa506ad9dd09479a298e4febe79b55c10a0e2 (adjust NEWS to point out mv and install are also affected)

  A test has been added to check for this error:  tests/cp/fiemap-FMR.sh

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: c8a7d84e13c3b258e707f056604eb0e0
  CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
  Date: Wed Oct 31 05:24:37 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-21 (9 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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