Public bug reported: When displaying a particular message, I get this warning dialog:
[ ] <- // sic, no window title An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for thunderbird. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly. [Details] [OK] Clicking on Details reveals a text box with the following: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names See also bug #411358 which has a similar symptom but apparently not much else in common. The problematic message contains the following text: Subject: Launchpad bug svn+ssh://path/to/somewhere ... and nothing else. I would consider this a pretty serious problem, given that the error message text is alarmist and misleading for what is apparently a simple user interface glitch. I wonder what else could cause this message to appear, and/or something more sinister to happen just because of the contents of a message from a stranger. I hesitantly refrain from raising the security flag at this point, though. vnix$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04 vnix$ apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: Installed: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 Candidate: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 Version table: *** 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages ** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: When displaying a particular message, I get this warning dialog: - [ ] <- // sic, no window title - An error occurred while loading or saving - configuration information for thunderbird. Some - of your configuration settings may not work - properly. + [ ] <- // sic, no window title + An error occurred while loading or saving + configuration information for thunderbird. Some + of your configuration settings may not work + properly. - [Details] - [OK] + [Details] + [OK] Clicking on Details reveals a text box with the following: - Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names - Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names - Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names - Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names + Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names + Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names See also bug #411358 which has a similar symptom but apparently not much else in common. The problematic message contains the following text: - Subject: Launchpad bug + Subject: Launchpad bug - svn+ssh://path/to/somewhere + svn+ssh://path/to/somewhere ... and nothing else. I would consider this a pretty serious problem, given that the error message text is alarmist and misleading for what is apparently a simple user interface glitch. I wonder what else could cause this message to appear, and/or something more sinister to happen just because of the contents of a message from a stranger. I hesitantly refrain from raising the security flag at this point, though. vnix$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04 vnix$ apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: - Installed: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - Candidate: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 - Version table: - *** 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0 - 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages - 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0 - 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages + Installed: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 + Candidate: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 + Version table: + *** 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0 + 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages + 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0 + 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042210 Title: Error dialog for message with svn+ssh:// link Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When displaying a particular message, I get this warning dialog: [ ] <- // sic, no window title An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for thunderbird. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly. [Details] [OK] Clicking on Details reveals a text box with the following: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/svn+ssh/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names See also bug #411358 which has a similar symptom but apparently not much else in common. The problematic message contains the following text: Subject: Launchpad bug svn+ssh://path/to/somewhere ... and nothing else. I would consider this a pretty serious problem, given that the error message text is alarmist and misleading for what is apparently a simple user interface glitch. I wonder what else could cause this message to appear, and/or something more sinister to happen just because of the contents of a message from a stranger. I hesitantly refrain from raising the security flag at this point, though. vnix$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04 vnix$ apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: Installed: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 Candidate: 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 Version table: *** 14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1042210/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
