[Bug 1223873] Re: sux "cannot set terminal process group ...." error

H.-Dirk Schmitt dirk at computer42.org
Wed Sep 11 14:12:21 UTC 2013


After web research is seems that the bug is introduced by the schange of
the login package from 1:4.1.4.2 (presice/quantal) to 1:4.1.5.1
(raring/saucy)

> shadow (1:4.1.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
>
>  * The "Charolais" release.
>
>  [ Nicolas FRANCOIS (Nekral) ]
>  * New upstream release:
>    - su: Fix possible tty hijacking by dropping the controlling terminal when
>     executing a command (CVE-2005-4890). Closes: #628843
> ...

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** Also affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-4890

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Title:
  sux "cannot set terminal process group ...." error

Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “sux” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “sux” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  After migration from precise to raring I can't use sux in a reliable
  manner.

  1. After invocation I got the error message: 
  bash: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device bash: no job control in this shell

  2. Pressing Ctrl+C kills the entire session

  
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  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: sux 1.0.1-6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep 11 15:15:19 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: sux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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