libweb-api-perl - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: libweb-api-perl (main)
version: 2.8-1
maintainer: Debian Perl Group (archive) (DMD) (LowNMU)
uploaders: Christopher Hoskin (DMD)
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

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o-o-stable: 2.7-1
oldstable: 2.7-2
stable: 2.8-1
testing: 2.8-1
unstable: 2.8-1

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2.7-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.8-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libweb-api-perl

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1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2024-57868: Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Created: 2025-04-05 Last update: 2026-09-01 22:00

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2024-57868: Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-09-01 22:00

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 2.8-2, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 8c1c5241c9ab33b29ebd09d3de6ba29409eb4f6a
Author: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Nov 8 17:41:22 2026 +0100

    update changelog
    
    Gbp-Dch: Ignore

commit 8ea2094986ee9d34abdd132da117f4d0abd5157d
Author: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Nov 8 17:41:22 2026 +0100

    Convert debian/watch to version 5.

Created: 2026-11-08 Last update: 2026-11-08 17:33

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-2024-57868: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

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

Created: 2025-04-05 Last update: 2026-09-01 22:00

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 2.8-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch 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: 2023-08-26 Last update: 2024-04-14 11:03

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2026-08-13] libweb-api-perl 2.8-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-31] libweb-api-perl REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-16] libweb-api-perl 2.8-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-13] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.8-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2023-08-28] libweb-api-perl 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-25] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.7-3 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2022-12-07] libweb-api-perl 2.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-12-04] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.7-2 (source) into unstable (Jelmer Vernooĳ) (signed by: Jelmer Vernooij)
[2020-05-06] libweb-api-perl 2.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-05-03] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.7-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2019-12-02] libweb-api-perl 2.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-29] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.6-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2019-11-23] libweb-api-perl 2.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-20] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.5-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2019-02-01] libweb-api-perl 2.4.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-01-17] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2019-01-04] Accepted libweb-api-perl 2.3-1 (source) into unstable (gregor herrmann)
[2018-02-19] libweb-api-perl 2.2.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 1
RC: 0
I&N: 1
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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