Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: cpio

cpio 2.10 has a nasty bug. The ownership of directories is not set
correctly in some cases  in copy-in or copy-pass mode when executed as
root. The problem has been fixed with cpio 2.11 (see the cpio HP)  but
10.04 is still shipped with the broken version.

The bug is really critical, because it will mess up things when you use
cpio to move a Linux installation from one partition to an other. If you
do something like this:

find . -depth -print0 |cpio -pdm  --null /path/to/new/location

you will end up with a broken system because many directories get the
wrong ownership. That's exactly what happened to me.

If you want to see the bug here is a test file:

http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/cpio-problem-ownership-beim-auspacken-
falsch/#post-2445119

** Affects: cpio (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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  wrong ownership in copy-in mode

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