Change logs for shadow source package in Gutsy

  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-9ubuntu0.2) gutsy-security; urgency=low
    
      * SECURITY UPDATE: root privilege escalation via utmp group.
        - debian/patches/303_login_symlink_attack: upstream fix thanks
          to Paul Szabo and Nicolas François.
    
     -- Kees Cook <email address hidden>   Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:35:28 -0800
  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-9ubuntu0.1) gutsy-security; urgency=low
    
      * disable the root password for virtual machines created with vm-builder
        on Ubuntu 8.10. (LP: #296841)
    
     -- Jamie Strandboge <email address hidden>   Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:17:27 -0600
  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-9) unstable; urgency=low
    
      * The "Etorki" release
      * Fix debian/copyright and mention that the upstream site
        is "temporarily?) no longer available. Closes: #423956
        Add the various copyrights from Marek, Andrzej and Tomasz
        (deduced from the ChangeLog entries as upstream doesn't have an
         explicit copyright file)
      * Debian packaging fixes:
        The 3 following entries fix the FTBFS when built twice in a row.
        Closes: #424257
        - 498_man_nonpam_undefined: Do not patch the generated man/it/Makefile.in.
        - 409_man_generate_from_PO: Generate the translated man pages at build
        time.
        - 200_regenerate_manpages: No more needed.
        
    
     -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden>   Fri,  18 May 2007 09:38:57 +0100
  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-8) unstable; urgency=low
    
      * The "Feuille de Dreux" release
      * New upstream version
      * Debian packaging fixes:
        - 505_useradd_recommend_adduser: Recommend using adduser and deluser for
        regular operations.  Closes: #406046
        - Versioned Build-Depends on gnome-doc-utils as we use the "-l"
          switch of xml2po. Closes: #390110
        - Remove conflicts for packages that are only in Debian releases prior
          to sarge:
          - passwd: shadow-passwd, pam-apps, suidregister (<< 0.50), debconf (<< 0.5)
          - login: shadow-login, pam-apps, secure-su, suidregister (<< 0.50)
        - Remove all debconf configuration. This is now done in D-I and is
          no longer useful on regular systems. Closes: #386529
        - Remove Replaces for packages that are only in Debian releases prior
          - passwd: manpages (<=1.15-2), manpages-pl (<= 20020406-1)
          - login: shadow-login, shadow-passwd, shellutils (<< 2.0-2), manpages-pl (<= 20020406-1)
        - Remove unneeded Build-Depends: bzip2, file, texinfo, libpam-runtime
        - /etc/default/useradd: Mentions the creation of primary user groups is
          neither -n nor -g are specified. See also 407_adduser_disable_PUG_with-n
        - no longer include /usr/bin/X11 in defaults PATH variable. Closes: #395890
        - set debhelper compatibility to 5 through debian/compat
        - ignore a false positive lintian warning about 
          possible-missing-colon-in-closes in line 668 of the changelog
      * Upstream bugs not yet fixed in upstream releases or CVS:
        - 493_pwck_no_SHADOWPWD: SHADOWPWD no more exist.
          pwck do not detect missing users in /etc/shadow.
        - 466_fflush-prompt: Fix compilation error.
          One call to yes_or_no was forgotten because it was in
          commented code (which is now enabled).
        - 406_vipw_resume_properly: Resume correctly after ^Z
          Thanks to Dean Gaudet for the patch and report. Closes: #414542
        - 497_newgrp_primary_group: Do not request a password when a user uses
          newgrp to switch to her primary group. Closes: #396691
        - 407_adduser_disable_PUG_with-n: Add option -n to useradd to disable the
          creation of primary user groups. Closes: #416835
        - 408_passwd_check_arguments: Check the passwd arguments and fail with the
          usage message if there are more than one non option arguments (i.e.
          usernames). Closes: #410268
      * Upstream bugs fixed in upstream releases or CVS:
        - 497_non_numerical_identifier moved as 397_non_numerical_identifier
          because upstream applied it
    
     -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden>   Tue,  08 May 2007 07:59:10 +0100
  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-7) unstable; urgency=low
    
      * The "Pélardon" release
      * Debian packaging fixes:
        - debian/recode_manpages.sh: Recode the Swedish manpages to ISO-8859-1.
        Closes: #403210
        - 200_regenerate_manpages: Manually generate the man pages. This fixes the
        formatting of some pages (e.g. passwd.5); permits to propagate the Debian
        changes to the translated manpages; and to benefit from the fixes in the
        Swedish manpages (see 104_man-sv).
      * Upstream bugs fixed upstream:
        - 104_man-sv: Fix Swedish manpages's PO encoding (some characters were
        converted twice to UTF-8).
      * Upstream bugs or fixes not yet fixed in upstream releases or CVS:
        - 405_su_no_pam_end_before_exec: Avoid terminating the PAM library in the
        forked child.  This is done later in the parent after closing the PAM
        session.  With pam_krb5, this allow users to reuse the cached credential
        in the forked shell. Closes: #412061
    
     -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden>   Mon,  30 Apr 2007 07:01:31 +0100
  • shadow (1:4.0.18.1-6ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
    
      * Merge from debian unstable, remaining changes:
        - debian/passwd.postinst: Tidy up after Breezy d-i's password exposure in
          log files. (LP#34606)
    
    shadow (1:4.0.18.1-6) unstable; urgency=low
    
      * The "Vieux Lille" release
      * Upstream translation updates:
        - debian/patches/404_man-fr: Fix the French translation of
          passwd.1. Closes: #395537
      * Upstream bugs or fixes not yet fixed in upstream releases or CVS:
        - 403_fix_PATH-MAX_hurd: fixed glibc error on Hurd by not freeing f
          unconditionnally. Thanks to Michael banck for the patch fix
          Closes: #402002
      * Upstream bugs fixed upstream:
        - 103_man-de: early German translation of manpages. Updates
          passwd manpage. Closes: #378899
    
     -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden>   Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:42:13 +0100