sleuthkit - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: sleuthkit (main)
version: 4.15.0+dfsg-1
maintainer: Debian Security Tools (DMD)
uploaders: Hilko Bengen [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 4.10.1+dfsg-1
oldstable: 4.11.1+dfsg-1
stable: 4.12.1+dfsg-3
testing: 4.14.0+dfsg-1
unstable: 4.15.0+dfsg-1

versioned links

4.10.1+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.11.1+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.12.1+dfsg-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.14.0+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.15.0+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libtsk-dev
libtsk23
sleuthkit (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

lintian reports 3 errors and 2 warnings high

Lintian reports 3 errors and 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-10-26 Last update: 2026-10-26 03:02

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-40024: The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended recovery directory via crafted filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences in a filesystem image. An attacker can craft a malicious filesystem image with embedded /../ sequences in filenames that, when processed by tsk_recover, writes files outside the output directory, potentially achieving code execution by overwriting shell configuration or cron entries.

Created: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-10-26 01:32

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-40024: The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended recovery directory via crafted filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences in a filesystem image. An attacker can craft a malicious filesystem image with embedded /../ sequences in filenames that, when processed by tsk_recover, writes files outside the output directory, potentially achieving code execution by overwriting shell configuration or cron entries.

Created: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-10-26 01:32

The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high

vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

Created: 2026-10-25 Last update: 2026-10-25 21:02

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that sleuthkit depends on which need a new maintainer are:

autopsy (#832370)
- Suggests: autopsy

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-10-27 19:00

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 5 debian patches available in version 4.15.0+dfsg-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 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: 2026-10-26 08:05

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-2026-40024: (needs triaging) The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended recovery directory via crafted filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences in a filesystem image. An attacker can craft a malicious filesystem image with embedded /../ sequences in filenames that, when processed by tsk_recover, writes files outside the output directory, potentially achieving code execution by overwriting shell configuration or cron entries.

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

Created: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-10-26 01:32

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 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-10-26 00:20

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-libewf 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.
excuses:
- Migration status for sleuthkit (4.14.0+dfsg-1 to 4.15.0+dfsg-1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for forensics-all/3.63: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/s/sleuthkit.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-10-25] Accepted sleuthkit 4.15.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2026-03-03] sleuthkit 4.14.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-25] Accepted sleuthkit 4.14.0+dfsg-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Hilko Bengen)
[2025-02-24] sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-19] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-05-03] sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-08] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro)
[2024-02-29] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-1.1 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2024-02-03] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-1.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Sergio Durigan Junior)
[2023-12-28] sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-22] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro)
[2023-06-13] sleuthkit 4.12.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-03-14] Accepted sleuthkit 4.12.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro)
[2022-06-20] Accepted sleuthkit 4.4.0-5+deb9u1 (source) into oldoldstable (Andreas Rönnquist)
[2021-11-22] sleuthkit 4.11.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-11-16] Accepted sleuthkit 4.11.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2021-08-28] sleuthkit 4.11.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-08-22] Accepted sleuthkit 4.11.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2020-12-26] sleuthkit 4.10.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-20] Accepted sleuthkit 4.10.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro) (signed by: Raphaël Hertzog)
[2020-10-16] Accepted sleuthkit 4.6.5-1+deb10u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2020-10-14] sleuthkit 4.10.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-10-08] Accepted sleuthkit 4.10.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2020-09-03] sleuthkit 4.9.0+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-08-28] Accepted sleuthkit 4.9.0+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2020-08-04] Accepted sleuthkit 4.9.0+dfsg-1 (source amd64) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
[2020-03-09] Accepted sleuthkit 4.1.3-4+deb8u2 (source amd64) into oldoldstable (Utkarsh Gupta)
[2019-09-21] sleuthkit 4.6.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-09-16] Accepted sleuthkit 4.6.7-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2019-01-27] sleuthkit 4.6.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 5
RC: 0
I&N: 5
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 0

links

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ubuntu

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version: 4.14.0+dfsg-1
4 bugs