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The following empty directories were deleted when updating from 1.8.0.282.b08-1.el7_9.x86_64 to 1.8.0.332.b09-1.el7_9.x86_64:
*/etc/krb5.conf.d
*/etc/cron.monthly
*/etc/cron.weekly
Something very unexpected is causing copy_jdk_configs_fixFiles to escape from /etc/java/<java-version>/ to /etc/ and identify and remove empty folders that are not associated with the java install.
Add checks to prevent the code from escaping /etc/java/<java-version>/.
(In reply to Mike Millson from comment #0)
> The following empty directories were deleted when updating from
> 1.8.0.282.b08-1.el7_9.x86_64 to 1.8.0.332.b09-1.el7_9.x86_64:
> */etc/krb5.conf.d
> */etc/cron.monthly
> */etc/cron.weekly
>
> Something very unexpected is causing copy_jdk_configs_fixFiles to escape
> from /etc/java/<java-version>/ to /etc/ and identify and remove empty
> folders that are not associated with the java install.
>
> Add checks to prevent the code from escaping /etc/java/<java-version>/.
I can confirm that providing rogue symlink to etc may lead to the cleaner script to leak out of /etc/java/nvr/configs
The fix should be to verify each deleted directory belongs to the RPMbeing deleted. Bad consequence will be that the cleaner script was supposed to remove dangling leftovers after custom configs, this wil be gone, but still better then remove foregin dirs in /etc
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (copy-jdk-configs can remove empty dirs in etc if rogue symlink is placed in jdk), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2022:6851