Bug 23152

Summary:	bootloader config can't handle bad iso partition tables.
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Dave Hodgins <davidwhodgins>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	ouaurelien
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	drakxtools-18.32.2-1.mga8	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Dave Hodgins 2018-06-08 08:04:42 CEST

When bootloader-config runs while installing a new kernel, the system crashed
after running out of memory and swap (16GB ram, 32GB swap).

Similar to bug 5036, this was due to an iso copied to a usb stick that has the
start sector set to 0 for the partition. Instead of reporting too many
partitions, it goes into a loop eating memory till the system crashes.

Encountered this when installing a new kernel for testing, with the iso from
https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/krd2018 having been copied to a usb
stick. It's a hybrid iso with the start sector set to zero in the partition
table.

Dave Hodgins 2018-06-08 08:06:27 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 Aurelien Oudelet 2020-08-16 17:22:05 CEST

Is this still valid in Mageia 7? Cauldron?

Ever confirmed: 1 => 0
Status: NEW => UNCONFIRMED
CC: (none) => ouaurelien

Comment 2 Dave Hodgins 2020-08-16 19:07:36 CEST

Confirmed still present using current krd.iso from the kaspersky site.

Source RPM: drakxtools-17.88.2-1.mga6 => drakxtools-18.32.2-1.mga8
Version: 6 => Cauldron