[bug#30827] [PATCH] gnu: util-linux: Fix CVE-2018-7738.

[Leo Famulari]

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 10:15:22AM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> Leo Famulari <address@hidden> skribis:
> 
> > * gnu/packages/patches/util-linux-CVE-2018-7738.patch: New file.
> > * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
> > * gnu/packages/linux.scm (util-linux)[replacement]: New field.
> > (util-linux/fixed): New variable.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7738
> > +
> > +Patch copied from upstream source repository:
> > +
> > +https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/75f03badd7ed9f1dd951863d75e756883d3acc55
> 
> I’m late to the party, but I’m wondering in this case if, instead of
> grafting, we should simply add an address@hidden package, and make
> sure GuixSD uses that one in %base-packages.
> 
> That way, both GuixSD and manually installed util-linux would get the
> Bash completion fix.  It’s probably OK that packages that depend on
> util-linux don’t get the fixed version because users don’t get bash
> completion from there.
> 
> WDYT?

That's a good idea. I'll test and push today.

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