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general
  • 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
versioned links
  • 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Standards version of the package is outdated.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)
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  • 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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