Bug #7769

Resets hostname to the one provided by the DHCP server

Added by intrigeri 2014-08-10 13:26:04 . Updated 2014-08-10 17:13:25 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
High
Assignee:
intrigeri
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2014-08-10
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Research
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Description

I’ve seen (once, for now) a Tails ISO built from current experimental have its hostname reset to the one provided by the DHCP server:

$ hostname
whatever

We don’t try that hard to avoid leaking the hostname, so this is an important issue.

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History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-10 13:26:57

  • Assignee set to intrigeri

I’ll try to have a closer look in the next few days. Feel free to steal it from me; if doing so, make sure you reassign the ticket to you so that we don’t duplicate work.

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-10 13:48:47

  • related to Bug #7688: DHCP client leaks hostname "amnesia" added

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-10 17:13:15

  • related to deleted (Bug #7688: DHCP client leaks hostname "amnesia")

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-10 17:13:25

  • Status changed from New to Resolved
  • Priority changed from Elevated to High
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
  • Parent task set to Bug #7688

Indeed, this was caused by the changes introduced to fix Bug #7688, and is now resolved in the corresponding branch with commit 4b007f8c.