syslog-ng - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: syslog-ng (main)
version: 4.8.1-7
maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: SZALAY Attila [DMD] – Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.5.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 3.28.1-2+deb11u1
o-o-sec: 3.28.1-2+deb11u2
oldstable: 3.38.1-5+deb12u1
stable: 4.8.1-5+deb13u1
testing: 4.8.1-7
unstable: 4.8.1-7

versioned links

3.28.1-2+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.28.1-2+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.38.1-5+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.8.1-5+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.8.1-7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

syslog-ng (15 bugs: 0, 11, 4, 0)
syslog-ng-core (10 bugs: 0, 8, 2, 0)
syslog-ng-dbg
syslog-ng-dev
syslog-ng-mod-add-contextual-data
syslog-ng-mod-amqp
syslog-ng-mod-examples
syslog-ng-mod-extra
syslog-ng-mod-geoip2
syslog-ng-mod-graphite
syslog-ng-mod-http
syslog-ng-mod-mongodb
syslog-ng-mod-python
syslog-ng-mod-rdkafka
syslog-ng-mod-redis
syslog-ng-mod-riemann
syslog-ng-mod-slog
syslog-ng-mod-snmp
syslog-ng-mod-sql
syslog-ng-mod-stardate
syslog-ng-mod-stomp
syslog-ng-mod-xml-parser
syslog-ng-scl

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 12 October due to llvm-toolchain-19, python-pkginfo, spirv-llvm-translator-19: #1084954, #1095866, #1124069, #1124098, #1133251, #1142869, #1145338, #1146040 high

Version 4.8.1-7 of syslog-ng is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 12 Oct 2026. It depends (transitively) on llvm-toolchain-19, python-pkginfo, spirv-llvm-translator-19, affected by #1084954, #1095866, #1124069, #1124098, #1133251, #1142869, #1145338, #1146040. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-07-19 Last update: 2026-09-13 07:31

A new upstream version is available: 4.12.0 high

A new upstream version 4.12.0 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-09-13 07:02

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-39879: Due to a missing sanitization call in [`afsql_dd_run_query`](https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/blob/649e6e18e3459fb4467000a88dfb12fa97f9719c/modules/afsql/afsql.c#L219), syslog-ng before 4.12 are vulnerable to SQL injection from an untrusted source. This is not part of the default configuration, the SQL driver has to be manually configured. Fixes are in syslog-ng 4.12, syslog-ng Premium Edition 8.2 and syslog-ng Store Box 7.8

Created: 2026-07-20 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-2026-39879: Due to a missing sanitization call in [`afsql_dd_run_query`](https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/blob/649e6e18e3459fb4467000a88dfb12fa97f9719c/modules/afsql/afsql.c#L219), syslog-ng before 4.12 are vulnerable to SQL injection from an untrusted source. This is not part of the default configuration, the SQL driver has to be manually configured. Fixes are in syslog-ng 4.12, syslog-ng Premium Edition 8.2 and syslog-ng Store Box 7.8

Created: 2026-07-20 Last update: 2026-09-01 22:00

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-13 07:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that syslog-ng depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-09-13 06:30

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 4.12.0-1~1.gbpd360bd, 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 07fb114a5ee928b3328eb9c636c2a26c92d7203c
Author: SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 15:47:12 2026 +0100

    Prepare new temporary release

commit d360bddfc5cddabd2cd9694fc6ca1e564ae0457a
Merge: 78f78a0 5486613
Author: SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 15:41:45 2026 +0100

    Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/4.12.0'
    
    Update to upstream version '4.12.0'
    with Debian dir 7c4646807e2a407cb385f78d40a1e8e267f82676

commit 548661321e931b5d871f79b8cfb55717c60d437a
Author: SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 15:41:40 2026 +0100

    New upstream version 4.12.0

Created: 2026-09-01 Last update: 2026-09-12 15:02

lintian reports 17 warnings normal

Lintian reports 17 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-05-11 Last update: 2025-09-10 06:04

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) low

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

syslog-ng-mod-extra could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign

Created: 2022-09-23 Last update: 2026-09-13 05:00

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-2026-39879: (needs triaging) Due to a missing sanitization call in [`afsql_dd_run_query`](https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/blob/649e6e18e3459fb4467000a88dfb12fa97f9719c/modules/afsql/afsql.c#L219), syslog-ng before 4.12 are vulnerable to SQL injection from an untrusted source. This is not part of the default configuration, the SQL driver has to be manually configured. Fixes are in syslog-ng 4.12, syslog-ng Premium Edition 8.2 and syslog-ng Store Box 7.8

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

Created: 2026-07-20 Last update: 2026-09-01 22:00

debian/patches: 5 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 5 debian patches available in version 4.8.1-7 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

5 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: 2025-09-01 07:34

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 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl 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

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[2025-12-06] Accepted syslog-ng 3.38.1-5+deb12u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Jochen Sprickerhof)
[2025-10-31] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-5+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2025-09-03] syslog-ng 4.8.1-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-31] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-7 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2025-08-16] syslog-ng 4.8.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-6 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2025-06-03] syslog-ng 4.8.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-28] Accepted syslog-ng 3.28.1-2+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-security (Abhijith PA)
[2025-05-11] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-5 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2025-03-20] syslog-ng 4.8.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-16] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-4 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2025-03-11] syslog-ng 4.8.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-07] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-3 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2024-12-14] syslog-ng 4.8.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-11] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-2 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2024-12-08] Accepted syslog-ng 4.8.1-1 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2024-08-20] syslog-ng 4.4.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-20] syslog-ng 4.4.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-18] Accepted syslog-ng 4.4.0-3 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2024-08-01] syslog-ng REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-27] Accepted syslog-ng 4.4.0-2 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
[2024-05-09] syslog-ng 4.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-04] Accepted syslog-ng 4.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2024-03-16] syslog-ng REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-29] syslog-ng 4.3.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-26] Accepted syslog-ng 4.3.1-2 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2023-08-20] Accepted syslog-ng 4.3.1-1 (source) into unstable (SZALAY Attila)
[2023-07-17] syslog-ng REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-03-10] Accepted syslog-ng 3.28.1-2+deb11u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2023-03-05] Accepted syslog-ng 3.28.1-2+deb11u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 28 29
RC: 0
I&N: 20 21
M&W: 8
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 4.8.1-7ubuntu2
21 bugs
patches for 4.8.1-7ubuntu2