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general

source: yara (main)
version: 4.5.8-1
maintainer: Debian Security Tools (DMD)
uploaders: Hilko Bengen [DMD]
arch: all 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: 4.0.5-1
oldstable: 4.2.3-4
old-bpo: 4.5.2-1~bpo12+1
stable: 4.5.2-1
testing: 4.5.7-1
unstable: 4.5.8-1

versioned links

4.0.5-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.2.3-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.5.2-1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.5.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.5.7-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.5.8-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libyara-dev
libyara10
yara
yara-doc

action needed

Standards version of the package is outdated.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: 2026-07-29 06:00

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.
excuses:
- Migration status for yara (4.5.7-1 to 4.5.8-1): 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: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for golang-github-hillu-go-yara/4.3.4-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libguestfs/1:1.58.1-7: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, loong64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/y/yara.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

[2026-07-28] Accepted yara 4.5.8-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2026-06-27] yara 4.5.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-21] Accepted yara 4.5.7-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2026-06-07] yara 4.5.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-31] Accepted yara 4.5.6-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2026-02-21] yara 4.5.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-08] Accepted yara 4.5.5-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2025-08-13] yara 4.5.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-29] Accepted yara 4.5.4-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2025-05-25] Accepted yara 4.5.3-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-09-20] Accepted yara 4.5.2-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-09-16] yara 4.5.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-10] Accepted yara 4.5.2-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-05-31] yara 4.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-26] Accepted yara 4.5.1-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-05-26] Accepted yara 4.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2024-05-15] Accepted yara 4.5.0-1~bpo12+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Hilko Bengen)
[2024-02-19] yara 4.5.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-13] Accepted yara 4.5.0-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2023-09-22] yara 4.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-16] Accepted yara 4.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2023-06-20] yara 4.3.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-12] Accepted yara 4.3.2-1 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2023-03-24] Accepted yara 4.3.0-1 (source amd64 all) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Hilko Bengen)
[2023-01-25] yara 4.2.3-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-23] Accepted yara 4.2.3-4 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2023-01-02] yara 4.2.3-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-12-28] Accepted yara 4.2.3-3 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2022-12-27] Accepted yara 4.2.3-2 (source) into unstable (Hilko Bengen)
[2022-08-16] yara 4.2.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 1
RC: 0
I&N: 0
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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