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general

source: wireshark (main)
version: 4.4.3-1
maintainer: Balint Reczey (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.6.0.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.6.20-0+deb10u4
o-o-sec: 2.6.20-0+deb10u8
oldstable: 3.4.10-0+deb11u1
old-sec: 3.4.16-0+deb11u1
stable: 4.0.17-0+deb12u1
stable-sec: 4.0.11-1~deb12u1
testing: 4.4.3-1
unstable: 4.4.3-1

versioned links

2.6.20-0+deb10u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.20-0+deb10u8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.10-0+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.16-0+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.0.6-1~deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.0.11-1~deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.0.17-0+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.4.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libwireshark-data (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libwireshark-dev
libwireshark18
libwiretap-dev
libwiretap15
libwsutil-dev
libwsutil16
tshark (8 bugs: 0, 3, 5, 0)
wireshark (32 bugs: 0, 12, 20, 0)
wireshark-common (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
wireshark-dev
wireshark-doc

action needed

AppStream hints: 2 errors and 2 warnings for libwireshark-data,wireshark high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

wireshark: 1 error and 1 warning
libwireshark-data: 1 error and 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2020-06-01 Last update: 2024-09-07 00:32

Fails to build during reproducibility testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2025-01-14 Last update: 2025-02-05 11:02

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

esnacc (#1004270)
- Depends: esnacc
speexdsp (#1093634)
- Depends: libspeexdsp1 libspeexdsp1
- Build-Depends: libspeexdsp-dev
docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2022-01-20 Last update: 2025-02-05 10:51

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 4.4.3-2, 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 6599b8ede3063c85c238ad5ffaaaa541ee19625d
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Sun Feb 2 22:33:28 2025 +0100

    debian/wireshark.install: List the full name of the metadata file
    
    This is a preparation for shipping the other metadata file for
    stratoshark in a separate package.
    
    Gbp-Dch: Ignore

commit c497607429dd255e80bdcffd8b78237a90431df7
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Sun Feb 2 22:29:16 2025 +0100

    Update changelog

commit d69a20cd0d0304252e7ca6707df2125554f5cee5
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Sun Feb 2 22:28:31 2025 +0100

    debian/copyright: Update with translation copyright
    
    Gbp-Dch: Ignore

commit acd2344670610296a2cb87e82d1529796742d17c
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Sun Feb 2 22:12:57 2025 +0100

    Ship Appstream metadata in wireshark instead of libwireshark-data
    
    This couples the metadata with the desktop file that makes sense
    and also makes the AppStream generator happy.
    
    Closes: #1094397

commit dcc4bac9c4af28a8c201beabce374adae00a0ad5
Author: Carles Pina i Estany <carles@pina.cat>
Date:   Tue Jan 28 20:53:24 2025 +0000

    Added po-debconf Catalan translation

Created: 2025-01-30 Last update: 2025-02-02 23:03

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

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

Created: 2024-07-12 Last update: 2024-10-11 05:02

2 low-priority security issues in bookworm low

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

2 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2024-11595: (needs triaging) FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
CVE-2024-11596: (needs triaging) ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

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

Created: 2024-11-21 Last update: 2025-01-12 00:33

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 4.4.3-1 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: 2025-01-09 20:30

Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2020-02-26 Last update: 2024-10-12 01:04

Build log checks report 2 warnings low

Build log checks report 2 warnings

Created: 2024-06-10 Last update: 2024-06-10 00:03

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.0 instead of 4.6.0.1).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2025-01-09 17:24

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-libxml2 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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[2025-01-12] wireshark 4.4.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-09] Accepted wireshark 4.4.3-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-11-24] wireshark 4.4.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-21] Accepted wireshark 4.4.2-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-10-27] Accepted wireshark 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Adrian Bunk)
[2024-10-10] Accepted wireshark 4.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-09-29] Accepted wireshark 3.4.16-0+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Adrian Bunk)
[2024-09-11] wireshark 4.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-06] Accepted wireshark 4.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-09-04] Accepted wireshark 4.4.0-0exp2 (source) into experimental (Balint Reczey)
[2024-09-01] Accepted wireshark 4.4.0-0exp1 (source all amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Balint Reczey)
[2024-07-20] wireshark 4.2.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-12] Accepted wireshark 4.2.6-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-06-20] wireshark 4.2.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-09] Accepted wireshark 4.2.5-2 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-05-19] wireshark 4.2.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-16] Accepted wireshark 4.2.5-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-05-02] wireshark 4.2.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-26] Accepted wireshark 4.2.4-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2024-02-29] Accepted wireshark 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 (source) into oldoldstable (Adrian Bunk)
[2024-02-29] Accepted wireshark 4.2.2-1.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-04] Accepted wireshark 4.2.2-1.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Steve Langasek)
[2024-01-08] wireshark 4.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-06] Accepted wireshark 4.2.2-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2023-11-26] wireshark 4.2.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-23] Accepted wireshark 4.2.0-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2023-11-22] Accepted wireshark 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Balint Reczey)
[2023-11-19] Accepted wireshark 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Balint Reczey)
[2023-11-18] Accepted wireshark 4.2.0-1~exp0 (source) into experimental (Balint Reczey)
[2023-11-17] Accepted wireshark 4.0.11-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 46
RC: 0
I&N: 17
M&W: 29
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 4.4.3-1
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