Bug#286379: Lintian insecure removal bug (#286379)
On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 08:43:53PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote:
> Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> > Should we prepare a security upload for woody for this issue? Do you
> > agree or not that this is a security bug in woody that should be fixed?
>
> I wonder if this isn't that low that it wouldn't require an update.
> Who would remove lintian? It needs to be installed manually and
> will only be done manually by the admin after there is some need.
I'm sorry, but I think you've misunderstood. The bug happens on
each execution of lintian (as a regular user normally), by default. The
lintian lab is setup and removed (<- bug) every invocation unless the
admin or user has set up a permanent lab, which is rare.
--Jeroen
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