[bug #52002] grub-mkconfig detects .sig files as system images

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                 Summary: grub-mkconfig detects .sig files as system images
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: vern95
            Submitted on: Tue 12 Sep 2017 06:00:19 PM UTC
                Category: Configuration
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: Git master
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

Hi, currently grub-mkconfig autodetects RSA .sig files used for grub signature
checking as valid system images and adds them to grub menu.

I created simple patch which fixes this issue by adding .sig extension to
_grub_file_is_not_garbage_ blacklist function.


--- a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
       *.dpkg-*) return 1 ;; # debian dpkg
       *.rpmsave|*.rpmnew) return 1 ;;
       README*|*/README*)  return 1 ;; # documentation
+      *.sig) return 1 ;; # signatures
     esac
   else
     return 1




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File Attachments:


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Date: Tue 12 Sep 2017 06:00:19 PM UTC  Name: grub-mkconfig.patch  Size: 292B  
By: vern95
[PATCH] Fix grub-mkconfig detecting .sig files as system images
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=41789>

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