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source: man-db (main)
version: 2.8.4-2
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: 2.6.2-1
oldstable: 2.7.0.2-5
stable: 2.7.6.1-2
testing: 2.8.4-2
unstable: 2.8.4-2

versioned links

2.6.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.0.2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.5-2: [.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]
2.8.4-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

man-db

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Standards version of the package is outdated.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The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy.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 4.2.0 instead of 3.9.8).

Created: 2017-11-24 Last update: 2018-08-20 17:28

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: 2017-08-29 Last update: 2018-08-20 15:15

5 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 5 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2017-11-21 Last update: 2018-08-20 15:15

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: 2018-08-05 08:07

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-gdbm transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

[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)
[2016-12-13] Accepted man-db 2.7.6.1-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2016-12-12] Accepted man-db 2.7.6.1-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2016-12-11] Accepted man-db 2.7.6-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2016-11-26] man-db 2.7.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-11-20] Accepted man-db 2.7.5-2 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2015-11-12] man-db 2.7.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-11-06] Accepted man-db 2.7.5-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2015-10-13] man-db 2.7.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-10-08] Accepted man-db 2.7.4-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2015-09-15] man-db 2.7.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-09-09] Accepted man-db 2.7.3-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2015-08-22] man-db 2.7.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-08-16] Accepted man-db 2.7.2-1 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2015-01-06] man-db 2.7.0.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 58 59
RC: 0
I&N: 29
M&W: 24 25
F&P: 0
patch: 5
help: 1

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