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[Louis Bouchard <louis.bouchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 
- Kernel: 3.16.0-31.43 
- kexec-tools: 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 (amd64) 
- makedumpfile: 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.1 
+ [SRU justification]
+ Makedumpfile execution fails with segmentation fault when used on systems using UEFI
+ 
+ [Impact]
+ Impossible to capture kernel dump
+ 
+ [Fix]
+ Cherry-pick upstream fixes that address the issue
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ Run a kernel crash test un a system using UEFI. Without this fix, execution of makedumpfile will fails with segmentation fault
+ 
+ [Regression]
+ Those fixes are already in use in Utopic and Vivid
+ 
+ [Original description of the problem]
+ 
+ System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
+ Kernel: 3.16.0-31.43
+ kexec-tools: 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 (amd64)
+ makedumpfile: 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.1
  
  This problem has been fixed by following patches on makedumpfile V1.5.6.
  
- [PATCH] memset() in cyclic bitmap initialization introduce segment fault. 
- http://sourceforge.net/p/makedumpfile/code/ci/4404368a0860e3b6c845eb41782e97a9bf7593b8/ 
+ [PATCH] memset() in cyclic bitmap initialization introduce segment fault.
+ http://sourceforge.net/p/makedumpfile/code/ci/4404368a0860e3b6c845eb41782e97a9bf7593b8/
  
- [PATCH v3] Fix a segment fault in dumping not aligned ELF segment. 
+ [PATCH v3] Fix a segment fault in dumping not aligned ELF segment.
  http://sourceforge.net/p/makedumpfile/code/ci/3961a4440dd04931ce980ef7d6b9b18b88dd8fe3/

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1441042

Title:
  makedumpfile fails with segfault

Status in makedumpfile package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in makedumpfile source package in Trusty:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [SRU justification]
  Makedumpfile execution fails with segmentation fault when used on systems using UEFI

  [Impact]
  Impossible to capture kernel dump

  [Fix]
  Cherry-pick upstream fixes that address the issue

  [Test Case]
  Run a kernel crash test un a system using UEFI. Without this fix, execution of makedumpfile will fails with segmentation fault

  [Regression]
  Those fixes are already in use in Utopic and Vivid

  [Original description of the problem]

  System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Kernel: 3.16.0-31.43
  kexec-tools: 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 (amd64)
  makedumpfile: 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.1

  This problem has been fixed by following patches on makedumpfile
  V1.5.6.

  [PATCH] memset() in cyclic bitmap initialization introduce segment fault.
  http://sourceforge.net/p/makedumpfile/code/ci/4404368a0860e3b6c845eb41782e97a9bf7593b8/

  [PATCH v3] Fix a segment fault in dumping not aligned ELF segment.
  http://sourceforge.net/p/makedumpfile/code/ci/3961a4440dd04931ce980ef7d6b9b18b88dd8fe3/

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