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This bug was fixed in the package lightdm - 1.2.3-0ubuntu2.7

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lightdm (1.2.3-0ubuntu2.7) precise; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/15_gsources.patch:
    - Correctly remove GSources on finalize (LP: #1431654)

lightdm (1.2.3-0ubuntu2.6) precise; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/09_close_pipes.patch:
    - Close pipes correctly (LP: #1190344)
  * debian/patches/10_conf_section_name.patch:
    - Correct section name in default users.conf (LP: #1069218)
  * debian/patches/11_quit_timeout.patch:
    - Destroy quit timeout when a process object is destroyed - fixes a crash
      where a deleted Process object might be accessed after a timeout
      (LP: #1207935)
  * debian/patches/12_layout_no_x11.patch:
    - Handle not getting an X connection when attempting to get X layouts
      (LP: #1235915)
  * debian/patches/13_introspection_makefile.patch:
    - Fix introspection build with newer versions of g-ir-scanner
  * debian/patches/14_compile_warnings.patch:
    - Fix compile warnings
 -- Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>   Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:21:43 +1300

** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Daemon end of session/greeter pipes not closed

Status in Light Display Manager:
  Fix Released
Status in Light Display Manager 1.10 series:
  Fix Released
Status in Light Display Manager 1.12 series:
  Fix Released
Status in Light Display Manager 1.2 series:
  Fix Released
Status in Unity Greeter:
  Invalid
Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in lightdm source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in lightdm source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in lightdm source package in Utopic:
  Fix Released
Status in lightdm source package in Vivid:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  LightDM doesn't close the server side end of the pipes used to communicate with session processes and greeters. This means each session/greeter that is created leaks two file descriptors eventually leading to the system stopping it from creating new pipes.

  [Test Case]
  1. Start LightDM
  2. Check how many pipes are open
  # lsof -p {lightdm_pid} | grep FIFO | wc -l
  3. Create sessions by either cycling between users in Unity Greeter or logging in and out
  4. Check how many pipes exist using step 2.
  Expected result:
  No more pipes should be open
  Observed result:
  Many pipes remain open

  [Regression Potential]
  Low. Fix is to close pipes when finished with them. Tested with regression tests.

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