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general

source: wireshark (main)
version: 4.4.5-1
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: 4.4.5-1
unstable: 4.4.5-1

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]
4.4.5-1: [.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 (1 bugs: 1, 0, 0, 0)
libwireshark18
libwiretap-dev
libwiretap15
libwsutil-dev
libwsutil16
tshark (8 bugs: 0, 3, 5, 0)
wireshark (33 bugs: 1, 11, 21, 0)
wireshark-common (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
wireshark-dev
wireshark-doc

action needed

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-03-10 Last update: 2025-04-15 01:01

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
docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2022-01-20 Last update: 2025-04-14 22:31

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

libwiretap-dev could be marked Multi-Arch: same
libwsutil-dev could be marked Multi-Arch: same

Created: 2025-03-25 Last update: 2025-04-14 21:31

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 4.4.5-2, 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 57b03397b95c4c155063f5b3c1b37e65f84b70ad
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Mon Apr 14 16:45:17 2025 +0200

    Update changelog

commit 50d495be2482e55319fc2985f2f8d950c316809b
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Mon Apr 14 16:43:21 2025 +0200

    Always build-depend on libssh-dev, even in backports
    
    Closes: #1102441

commit d6b76745bfae4de957aeed5f06b0a6042ec30232
Author: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
Date:   Mon Apr 14 15:16:33 2025 +0200

    libwireshark-dev: Depend on libgio-2.0-dev
    
    Closes: #1082040

commit 6de9d4b3910b086752c928aef867449e2f67de3c
Author: Pedro Ribeiro <p.m42.ribeiro@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Mar 11 16:21:27 2025 +0100

    Update Portuguese debconf translation
    
    Closes: #1100069

Created: 2025-03-11 Last update: 2025-04-14 16:33

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

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

Created: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2025-04-10 23:01

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: 2025-02-28 05:02

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 4.4.5-1 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: 2025-02-26 06:00

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: 2025-02-21 22:26

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 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.0.1).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:25

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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[2025-02-28] wireshark 4.4.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-25] Accepted wireshark 4.4.5-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2025-02-24] wireshark 4.4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-20] Accepted wireshark 4.4.4-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[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)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 48
RC: 2
I&N: 17
M&W: 29
F&P: 0
patch: 1

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