[Bug 439788] [NEW] ec2-bundle-image and ec2-unbundle-image use single, static named fifo in /tmp

[Scott Moser]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ec2-ami-tools

the ec2-bundle-image and ec2-unbundle-image tools make fifos in /tmp
with names of ec2-bundle-image-digest and ec2-unbundle-image-digest
respectively.  This is potentially a security issue, and definitely it
means that 2 processes can't be doing this at the same time.

The proposed patch attached uses random filename in /tmp for feeding to
mkfifo.  It also turns down the permissions on the fifo that is created
using '--mode' flag to mkfifo.

** Affects: ec2-ami-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Scott Moser (smoser)
         Status: Confirmed

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ec2-bundle-image and ec2-unbundle-image use single, static named fifo in /tmp
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439788
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