okay.... huh?
On Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 9:45 AM Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de> wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > Tags: bullseye > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: pu > X-Debbugs-Cc: a...@packages.debian.org > Control: affects -1 + src:aide > > Dear stable releas team, > > this pre-upload request for the aide package is filed to ask for > guidance whether this package is suitable for bullseye-proposed-updates. > I have never done this before and am open for suggestions to improve and > for documentation pointers. > > A fixed package has recently migrated to testing, the corresponding > bookworm request is #1037945. > > [ Reason ] > This update fixes #1037436, a "just" important bug that causes incorrect > processing of extended attributes on symlinks that are monitored by > aide. This is a fix suggested by upstream (who is also a DD). > > [ Impact ] > Without this fix, Aide will wrongly process extended attributes for > the file a symlink points to, which is not the intended behavior. The > fixed aide will process the extended attributes of a symlink. > > [ Tests ] > This bug is sadly not covered by automated tests. I created a symlink > with extended attributes pointing to a file with different extended > attributes and verified that actually the extended attributes of the > symlink show up in the database. > > [ Risks ] > Risks are that I goofed up in the fixes. > > [ Checklist ] > [X] *all* changes are documented in the d/changelog > [X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them > [X] attach debdiff against the package in (old)stable > [X] the issue is verified as fixed in unstable > > [ Changes ] > commit b1d036a82a336836f05ed0d6dcb0b4bab6c7501f (HEAD -> bullseye) > Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de> > Date: Wed Jun 21 18:29:23 2023 +0200 > > prepare upload to bullseye > > Git-Dch: ignore > > commit 60e63ac4052724be4a2b078940e266e835e89bf7 > Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de> > Date: Wed Jun 21 18:27:56 2023 +0200 > > refresh patch for bullseye > > Git-Dch: ignore > > commit f2912c100a5d3d9b37d4ab9318d5b8b9bf45025c > Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de> > Date: Wed Jun 14 04:15:51 2023 +0200 > > Fix handling of extended attributes on symlinks > > Closes: #1037436 > > This fixes wrong behavior regarding extended attributes on symlinks. > Prior versions of aide would wrongly process the extended attributes > of the file a symlink points to. This fix makes aide correctly process > the extended attributes of the link itself, which is the intended > behavior. > > The fix for extended attributes on symlinks might lead to reported > changed entries during the next AIDE run. You can use the > `report_ignore_changed_attrs` option (see aide.conf(5)) to ignore > changes of the xattrs attribute; but be aware that this will not > only exclude the expected changes (of the symlink files) but also > the unexpected changes (of other files). > > [ Other info ] > source debdiff attached. A binary debdiff will be delivered on request. > > Please indicate whether this package might be a valid candidate to be in > the next bullseye point release. > > Greetings > Marc >
