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POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)

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general
  • source: libcap2 (main)
  • version: 1:2.78-1
  • maintainer: Christian Kastner (DMD)
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.4
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1:2.44-1
  • o-o-sec: 1:2.44-1+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 1:2.66-4+deb12u2
  • stable: 1:2.75-10
  • testing: 1:2.77-1
  • unstable: 1:2.78-1
versioned links
  • 1:2.44-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1:2.44-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1:2.66-4+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1:2.75-10: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1:2.78-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • golang-kernel-pub-linux-libs-security-libcap-dev
  • libcap-dev (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • libcap2 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • libcap2-bin (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
  • libcap2-udeb
  • libpam-cap (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
action needed
1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-4878:
Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-09 05:00
lintian reports 1 warning normal
Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-04-07 Last update: 2026-04-07 23:31
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-4878: (needs triaging)

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-04-08 Last update: 2026-04-09 05:00
debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 1:2.78-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.
Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-04-07 06:30
news
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  • [2026-04-09] libcap2 1:2.78-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-06] libcap2 1:2.77-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-06] Accepted libcap2 1:2.78-1 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2026-04-03] Accepted libcap2 1:2.77-1 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-07-29] libcap2 1:2.75-10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-07-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-10 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-07-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-10~exp2 (source) into experimental (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-07-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-10~exp1 (source) into experimental (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-07-01] libcap2 1:2.75-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-06-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.66-4+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-06-25] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-9 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-06-08] libcap2 1:2.75-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-06-02] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-8 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-05-01] libcap2 1:2.75-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-7 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-04-15] libcap2 1:2.75-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-14] Accepted libcap2 1:2.66-4+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-04-11] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-7~exp1 (source) into experimental (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-04-11] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-6 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-04-09] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-5 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-04-07] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-5~exp1 (source all amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-03-28] libcap2 1:2.75-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-26] Accepted libcap2 1:2.44-1+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Chris Lamb)
  • [2025-03-26] libcap2 1:2.75-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-25] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-4 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-03-23] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-4~exp1 (source) into experimental (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-03-20] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-3 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-03-13] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-2 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-03-07] Accepted libcap2 1:2.75-1 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
  • [2025-02-19] Accepted libcap2 1:2.73-4 (source) into unstable (Christian Kastner)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 7
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 6
  • M&W: 1
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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  • version: 1:2.75-10ubuntu1
  • 10 bugs
  • patches for 1:2.75-10ubuntu1

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