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source: file (main)
version: 1:5.39-3
maintainer: Christoph Biedl (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.4.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u4
o-o-sec: 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u7
oldstable: 1:5.30-1+deb9u3
old-sec: 1:5.30-1+deb9u3
stable: 1:5.35-4+deb10u1
stable-sec: 1:5.35-4+deb10u1
testing: 1:5.39-3
unstable: 1:5.39-3

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1:5.22+15-2+deb8u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.22+15-2+deb8u7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.30-1+deb9u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.35-4+deb10u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.39-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

file (52 bugs: 0, 29, 23, 0)
libmagic-dev
libmagic-mgc (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
libmagic1 (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)

action needed

3 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 3 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2021-01-19 13:00

4 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 4 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2020-10-19 Last update: 2021-01-19 13:00

lintian reports 1 warning normal

Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2020-08-22 Last update: 2020-08-22 06:03

2 ignored security issues in stretch low

There are 2 open security issues in stretch.

2 issues skipped by the security teams:

CVE-2019-8905: do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.
CVE-2019-8907: do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Please fix them.

Created: 2019-02-18 Last update: 2020-12-10 22:04

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.5.1 instead of 4.4.1).

Created: 2020-01-21 Last update: 2020-11-20 05:38

news

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[2020-12-11] file 1:5.39-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-19] Accepted file 1:5.39-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-11-03] Accepted file 1:5.39-2 (source) into experimental (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-11-01] Accepted file 1:5.39-1 (source) into experimental (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-05-19] file 1:5.38-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-05-16] Accepted file 1:5.38-5 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-01-27] file 1:5.38-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-01-17] Accepted file 1:5.38-4 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-01-11] file 1:5.38-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-01-06] Accepted file 1:5.38-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2020-01-06] Accepted file 1:5.38-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-12-19] Accepted file 1:5.38-1 (source) into experimental (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-11-30] Accepted file 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u7 (source i386 all) into oldoldstable (Adrian Bunk)
[2019-11-24] Accepted file 1:5.30-1+deb9u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-10-29] Accepted file 1:5.35-4+deb10u1 (source armel) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-10-25] Accepted file 1:5.35-4+deb10u1 (source armel) into stable->embargoed, stable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-10-25] Accepted file 1:5.30-1+deb9u3 (source) into oldstable->embargoed, oldstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-10-25] file 1:5.37-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-23] Accepted file 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u6 (source amd64 all) into oldoldstable (Thorsten Alteholz)
[2019-10-22] Accepted file 1:5.37-6 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-08-02] file 1:5.37-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-07-26] Accepted file 1:5.37-5 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-07-23] Accepted file 1:5.37-4 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-07-19] Accepted file 1:5.37-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-07-19] Accepted file 1:5.37-2 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-07-07] Accepted file 1:5.37-1 (source) into experimental (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-03-12] file 1:5.35-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-03-02] Accepted file 1:5.35-4 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-03-01] Accepted file 1:5.35-3 (source) into unstable (Christoph Biedl)
[2019-02-28] Accepted file 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5 (source amd64 all) into oldstable (Adrian Bunk)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 56 59
RC: 0
I&N: 33 35
M&W: 23 24
F&P: 0
patch: 4
help: 3
NC: 1

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