Description of problem: abrt-retrace-client already refuses problem directory with link to file like /var/log/audit/audit/log, but link to /dev/random is not refused and process is eating memory to send it. # ln -s /var/log/audit/audit.log ./coredump # abrt-retrace-client batch -d ./ Your problem directory is corrupted and can not be processed by the Retrace server. The archive contains malicious files (such as symlinks) and thus can not be processed. # rm ./coredump rm: remove symbolic link ‘./coredump’? y # ln -s /dev/random ./coredump # abrt-retrace-client batch -d ./ ^C Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): abrt-retrace-client-2.0.13-1.fc18.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. see commands above 2. 3. Actual results: OOM Expected results: Same as with link to regular file - refusal Additional info:
Fixed in git commit bdc72b45aa943bd7284f0684f5573bc628e7c174 Author: Michal Toman <mtoman> Date: Mon Oct 8 14:12:19 2012 +0200 retrace-client: check whether all included files are regular
abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18,btparser-0.24-1.fc18,libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18,btparser-0.24-1.fc18,libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18
abrt-2.0.20-1.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/abrt-2.0.20-1.fc17
Package abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18, btparser-0.24-1.fc18, libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18 btparser-0.24-1.fc18 libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20725/abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18,btparser-0.24-1.fc18,libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
abrt-2.0.20-1.fc18, btparser-0.24-1.fc18, libreport-2.0.20-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
abrt-2.0.20-1.fc17, btparser-0.24-1.fc17, libreport-2.0.20-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.