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source: man-db (main)
version: 2.8.7-3
maintainer: Colin Watson (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: any
std-ver: 3.9.8
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.7.0.2-5
oldstable: 2.7.6.1-2
stable: 2.8.5-2
testing: 2.8.7-3
unstable: 2.8.7-3

versioned links

2.7.0.2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.6.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.8.5-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.8.7-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

man-db (53 bugs: 0, 28, 25, 0)

action needed

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.4.0 instead of 3.9.8).

Created: 2017-11-24 Last update: 2019-08-27 21:44

1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2019-09-22 12:03

4 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2019-04-01 Last update: 2019-09-22 12:03

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 2.8.7-4, 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 42a2f665edeb3e3118d03fefcbe57b9abd30d759
Author: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 8 12:53:25 2019 +0100

    Avoid "on-line" in the package description
    
    Nowadays "on-line" tends to be understood as "on the internet" rather
    than "on a screen", so avoid the term.
    
    Closes: #774402

Created: 2019-09-08 Last update: 2019-09-22 10:57

lintian reports 2 warnings normal

Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2019-08-26 Last update: 2019-08-26 03:34

1 ignored security issue in jessie low

There is 1 open security issue in jessie.

1 issue skipped by the security teams:

CVE-2015-1336: The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.

Please fix it.

Created: 2015-12-15 Last update: 2019-09-01 08:45

news

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[2019-09-01] man-db 2.8.7-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-08-27] Accepted man-db 2.8.7-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-08-27] Accepted man-db 2.8.7-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-08-26] Accepted man-db 2.8.7-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-08-23] Accepted man-db 2.8.6.1-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-08-10] man-db 2.8.6.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-08-05] Accepted man-db 2.8.6.1-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-08-03] Accepted man-db 2.8.6-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-02-20] man-db 2.8.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-10] Accepted man-db 2.8.5-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2019-01-11] man-db 2.8.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-01-06] Accepted man-db 2.8.5-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-11-11] man-db 2.8.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-11-05] Accepted man-db 2.8.4-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-08-05] man-db 2.8.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-07-30] Accepted man-db 2.8.4-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-07-27] Accepted man-db 2.8.4-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-04-12] man-db 2.8.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-04-07] Accepted man-db 2.8.3-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-04-05] Accepted man-db 2.8.3-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-03-06] man-db 2.8.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-02-28] Accepted man-db 2.8.2-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-02-16] man-db 2.8.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-02-09] Accepted man-db 2.8.1-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-02-05] Accepted man-db 2.8.0-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2018-02-04] Accepted man-db 2.8.0-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2017-11-27] man-db 2.7.6.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-11-22] Accepted man-db 2.7.6.1-4 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2017-11-21] Accepted man-db 2.7.6.1-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2016-12-24] man-db 2.7.6.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 54
RC: 0
I&N: 28
M&W: 25
F&P: 1
patch: 4
help: 1

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