Comment 27 for bug 1204530

Hi,
I realized that bug seems dormant :-/
So I wanted to let you know that I keep this unread in my inbox all the
time.
It juts currently buried under other priorities.

But I really intend to take a closer look at a potential SRU as soon as I
can.

Christian Ehrhardt
Software Engineer, Ubuntu Server
Canonical Ltd

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 7:53 PM, AG <email address hidden> wrote:

> Same here: 100+ users relying on NIS on Trusty. Fix would be highly
> appreciated.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1204530
>
> Title:
> yppasswd results in a segmentation fault when run on clients or server
>
> Status in nis package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in nis package in Debian:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Sample output from a client (output is identical if run on the
> server):
>
> $ yppasswd
> Changing NIS account information for <user> on <server>.
> Please enter old password:
> Changing NIS password for <user> on <server>.
> Please enter new password:
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> $
>
>
> This setup worked fine with the 12.04 LTS release. I've purged package
> nis a number of times and reinstalled and still get the same behavior. I've
> also removed a slave server from the network and reconfigured nis and still
> get the same behavior.
>
> I thought about listing this as a security vulnerability since the
> users cannot change their passwords.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: nis 3.17-32ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Jul 24 09:07:09 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-05-24 (1156 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64
> (20100429)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: nis
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-19 (65 days ago)
>
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