[Bug 1844704] Re: Please make /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available world readable

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package update-notifier - 3.192.26.1

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update-notifier (3.192.26.1) eoan; urgency=medium

  * Notify user about stale updates information in motd (LP: #1842159)
  * Make /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available world-readable
    (LP: #1844704)
  * data/update-motd-hwe-eol: Run as a regular user without printing errors
    (LP: #1855271)
  * data/update-motd-hwe-eol: Shortcut script when running in a container.
    There is no point in checking the HWE stack in a container since upgrading
    it would not affect the host system. (LP: #1855290)
  * data/update-motd-fsck-at-reboot: Shortcut script when running it as
    a regular user (LP: #1855271)

 -- Balint Reczey <rbalint at ubuntu.com>  Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:02:52 +0100

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Eoan)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Please make /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available world readable

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in update-notifier source package in Eoan:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available is not readable for regular users which prevents assembling MOTD with a regular user's rights.
  ug.
   * This prevents showing package information when the user is dropped to a regular user's shell in WSL.

  [Test Case]

   * The file should be world-readable
   $ sudo apt update
   $ ls -alh /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83 Sep 19 15:29 /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available

  [Regression Potential]

   * The fix is very simple, only a chmod command to leave the file
  world readable. Regressions are ulikely.

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