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general

source: xar (main)
version: 1.8.0.498-2
maintainer: Ole Streicher (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

testing: 1.8.0.498-2
unstable: 1.8.0.498-2

versioned links

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binaries

libxar-dev
libxar1
xar

action needed

3 security issues in trixie high

There are 3 open security issues in trixie.

3 important issues:

CVE-2010-3798: Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted xar archive.
CVE-2017-11124: libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c.
CVE-2017-11125: libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_get_path function in util.c.

Created: 2025-02-13 Last update: 2025-02-19 11:55

3 security issues in sid high

There are 3 open security issues in sid.

3 important issues:

CVE-2010-3798: Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted xar archive.
CVE-2017-11124: libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c.
CVE-2017-11125: libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_get_path function in util.c.

Created: 2025-02-10 Last update: 2025-02-19 11:55

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

libxar1 could be marked Multi-Arch: same

Created: 2025-02-11 Last update: 2025-02-21 10:02

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 910d7fc045dd20b8590e6054899e118e1115bda7
Author: Ole Streicher <olebole@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Feb 13 22:55:27 2025 +0100

    Add Multi-Arch:same to libxar1 package

Created: 2025-02-10 Last update: 2025-02-20 02:01

lintian reports 1 warning normal

Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-02-10 Last update: 2025-02-10 20:32

debian/patches: 9 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 9 debian patches available in version 1.8.0.498-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

9 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: 2025-02-10 Last update: 2025-02-11 08:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.1 instead of 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2025-02-21 04:27

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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[2025-02-13] xar 1.8.0.498-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-10] Accepted xar 1.8.0.498-2 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2025-02-10] Accepted xar 1.8.0.498-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Ole Streicher)
[2010-03-17] xar REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-03-16] Bug#574023: Removed package(s) from unstable (Debian Archive Maintenance)
[2009-07-09] xar 1.5.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2009-06-28] Accepted xar 1.5.2-2 (source amd64) (Christoph Berg)
[2008-01-13] xar 1.5.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2008-01-02] Accepted xar 1.5.2-1 (source amd64) (Christoph Berg)
[2007-07-26] xar 1.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2007-07-15] Accepted xar 1.5.1-1 (source amd64) (Christoph Berg)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 0

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