[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1651622] Re: Ubuntu can try to boot from unbootable partition if UUID conflicts

2016-12-20 Thread Garth Kidd
What I think is going on: looking up the boot partition by label or bootable flag; finding its UUID, then trying to mount it by the UUID, at which point it's possible to get the wrong partition. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1651622] [NEW] Ubuntu can try to boot from unbootable partition if UUID conflicts

2016-12-20 Thread Garth Kidd
Public bug reported: I don't think this is as specific to AWS/EC2 as it might initially appear, but here goes: To reproduce: * Create AWS EC2 instance using official Ubuntu 14.04 AMI * Use AWS EBS snapshot to clone root EBS volume to new EBS volume * Mount it from EC2 console * e2label to ensure