[SRU] apache2/ssl-cert fails to install on long-named hosts

Bug #1004682 reported by Ben Howard
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ssl-cert (Debian)
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ssl-cert (Ubuntu)
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Precise
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Bug Description

[SRU Justification] On hosts with longer than 64-character FQDN's, applications that require SSL-Cert will fail to configure. Since snake-oil certs are invalid anyway, this change unblocks the installation of packages that require the ssl-cert package.

[Impact]: Apache2 and any package that requires a Snake-Oil SSL cert will fail to install on when the FQDN is longer than 64-characters.

[Development Fix]: Ubuntu Versions 11.04 through 12.10 share the same code base. For 12.10, the same fix was applied and uploaded.

[Stable Fix]: The stable fix is the same as the development fix. The fix is very simplistic and merely uses the short hostname if the FQDN is too long.

[Test Case]: Name a system with a FDQN longer than 64-characters; attempt to install Apache2, i.e. "apt-get -y install apache2".

[Regresion Potential]: This regression potential is rather low.

Apache2 reuqires the SSL-Cert package. On hosts where the host name is longer than 64-characters, then ssl-cert fails to configure and leaves Apache2 unconfigured.

ben@utlemming-22a:~$ hostname -f
utlemming-22a.139cd93ba280479588e4157eac561a0b.utlemming-22a.525551751.uswest.internal.utlemmings-excellent-cloud.com

ben@utlemming-22a:~$ sudo make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil
Could not create certificate. Openssl output was:
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
.......................+++
.................................................+++
writing new private key to '/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key'
-----
problems making Certificate Request
139776384734880:error:0D07A097:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_mbstring_ncopy:string too long:a_mbstr.c:154:maxsize=64

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ssl-cert 1.0.28
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 25 14:01:45 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64+mac (20120327.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ssl-cert
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Ben Howard (darkmuggle-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → quantal-alpha-1
Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ben Howard (utlemming)
Scott Moser (smoser)
Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
assignee: nobody → Ben Howard (utlemming)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ssl-cert - 1.0.28ubuntu1

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ssl-cert (1.0.28ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low

  [ Ben Howard ]
  * If fully qualified domain name is longer than 64 characters, use the
    short hostname. (LP: #1004682)
 -- Scott Moser <email address hidden> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:50:13 -0400

Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in ssl-cert (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Low → Medium
description: updated
James Page (james-page)
summary: - apache2/ssl-cert fails to install on long-named hosts
+ [SRU] apache2/ssl-cert fails to install on long-named hosts
Revision history for this message
James Page (james-page) wrote :

Uploaded to precise-proposed.

description: updated
Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Ben, or anyone else affected,

Accepted ssl-cert into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Ben Howard (darkmuggle-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Fixed confirmed.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ssl-cert - 1.0.28ubuntu0.1

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ssl-cert (1.0.28ubuntu0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * Allow installation of snake-oil cert on systems with fully qualified
    hostnames longer than 64-characters by using the short hostname.
    (LP: #1004682)
 -- Ben Howard <email address hidden> Mon, 28 May 2012 09:08:19 -0600

Changed in ssl-cert (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in ssl-cert (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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