Bug#870073: Bug#869774: Enigmail update broke ppc support
P.S.: Quite weirdly, I was prompted for pinentry when looking at this message I had just sent in the Sent folder, despite the fact that it was not encrypted. Other than that, the self-compiled version of Enigmail works wonders. If it has no security implications, I suggest that for powerpc, we fall back to that version (I am referring to https://www.enigmail.net/download/source/enigmail-1.9.7.tar.gz, for the record). Since DSA https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3921 is about "restoring compatibility" I think that it misses its goal and hence, it's not wanted on PPC. If there are other (security) implications, what are they? Stiepan On 08/10/17 19:40, Stiepan Aurélien Kovac wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > Thank you for your reply. > > I have checked my Thunderbird version and I have the latest available > one on my platform: > > "apt-cache policy thunderbird > thunderbird: > Installed: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 > Candidate: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1" > > (also according to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/icedove) > > I have checked bug > > https://bugs.debian.org/870073 > > but I do not think that we have the same issue: > > I didn't have to restart gpg-agent when installing the version I have > compiled of enigmail... > > (and I don't use gnome, nor its keyring, at least not that I am, nor ps > aux | grep's aware of) > > So I still think that this bug should be reopened for the specific > architecture that I am using. > > (in clear, that Bug #869774 should be reopened for PPC) > > Regards, > > Stiepan > > > On 08/10/17 15:12, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >> Hi there Stiepan-- >> >> On Wed 2017-08-09 01:21:38 +0200, Stiepan Aurélien Kovac wrote: >>> seems to have broken enigmail support, at least on the ppc (powerpc64) arch. >> I don't think this is a ppc-specific issue -- nothing in the current >> version of enigmail is debian-specific. I also think your issue has >> more to do with enigmail and thunderbird on jessie itself. Your >> situation i think has more to do with https://bugs.debian.org/870073 >> than with https://bugs.debian.org/869774. >> >>> "enigmail is incompatible with thunderbird 45.8.0" (shows up in add-ons >>> manager) >> This makes it look like you haven't upgraded thunderbird on your jessie >> installation. the version of thunderbird available from >> security.debian.org is 1:52.2.1-4~deb8u1. (see: >> https://packages.debian.org/source/oldstable/icedove) >> >> >> If you are running jessie, please: >> >> * upgrade to the supported version of thunderbird that has security >>fixes >> >> * ensure that you have "use-agent" in your ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf >> >> * ensure that gnome-keyring is not presenting a gpg-agent interface >>(see https://bugs.debian.org/870073 for more discussion about >>thunderbird and enigmail on debian jessie) >> >> Regards, >> >> --dkg -- Stiepan A. Kovac M Sc ICT Security IT+Tech. Tel. Eng.
Bug#870073: Bug#869774: Enigmail update broke ppc support
Hi Daniel, Thank you for your reply. I have checked my Thunderbird version and I have the latest available one on my platform: "apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: Installed: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 Candidate: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1" (also according to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/icedove) I have checked bug https://bugs.debian.org/870073 but I do not think that we have the same issue: I didn't have to restart gpg-agent when installing the version I have compiled of enigmail... (and I don't use gnome, nor its keyring, at least not that I am, nor ps aux | grep's aware of) So I still think that this bug should be reopened for the specific architecture that I am using. (in clear, that Bug #869774 should be reopened for PPC) Regards, Stiepan On 08/10/17 15:12, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > Hi there Stiepan-- > > On Wed 2017-08-09 01:21:38 +0200, Stiepan Aurélien Kovac wrote: >> seems to have broken enigmail support, at least on the ppc (powerpc64) arch. > I don't think this is a ppc-specific issue -- nothing in the current > version of enigmail is debian-specific. I also think your issue has > more to do with enigmail and thunderbird on jessie itself. Your > situation i think has more to do with https://bugs.debian.org/870073 > than with https://bugs.debian.org/869774. > >> "enigmail is incompatible with thunderbird 45.8.0" (shows up in add-ons >> manager) > This makes it look like you haven't upgraded thunderbird on your jessie > installation. the version of thunderbird available from > security.debian.org is 1:52.2.1-4~deb8u1. (see: > https://packages.debian.org/source/oldstable/icedove) > > > If you are running jessie, please: > > * upgrade to the supported version of thunderbird that has security >fixes > > * ensure that you have "use-agent" in your ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf > > * ensure that gnome-keyring is not presenting a gpg-agent interface >(see https://bugs.debian.org/870073 for more discussion about >thunderbird and enigmail on debian jessie) > > Regards, > > --dkg -- Stiepan A. Kovac M Sc ICT Security IT+Tech. Tel. Eng.
Bug#870073: Bug#869774: Enigmail update broke ppc support
Hi there Stiepan-- On Wed 2017-08-09 01:21:38 +0200, Stiepan Aurélien Kovac wrote: > seems to have broken enigmail support, at least on the ppc (powerpc64) arch. I don't think this is a ppc-specific issue -- nothing in the current version of enigmail is debian-specific. I also think your issue has more to do with enigmail and thunderbird on jessie itself. Your situation i think has more to do with https://bugs.debian.org/870073 than with https://bugs.debian.org/869774. > "enigmail is incompatible with thunderbird 45.8.0" (shows up in add-ons > manager) This makes it look like you haven't upgraded thunderbird on your jessie installation. the version of thunderbird available from security.debian.org is 1:52.2.1-4~deb8u1. (see: https://packages.debian.org/source/oldstable/icedove) If you are running jessie, please: * upgrade to the supported version of thunderbird that has security fixes * ensure that you have "use-agent" in your ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf * ensure that gnome-keyring is not presenting a gpg-agent interface (see https://bugs.debian.org/870073 for more discussion about thunderbird and enigmail on debian jessie) Regards, --dkg signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#869774: Enigmail update broke ppc support
Hello, I am reopening this bug as the latest update (apt-cache policy enigmail shows: enigmail: Installed: 2:1.9.8.1-1~deb8u1 Candidate: 2:1.9.8.1-1~deb8u1 Version table: *** 2:1.9.8.1-1~deb8u1 0 500 http://somemirrorthatIuse/ oldstable/updates/main powerpc Packages 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main powerpc Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2:1.8.2-4~deb8u1 0 ) seems to have broken enigmail support, at least on the ppc (powerpc64) arch. After updating and restarting Thunderbird, the enigmail button has vanished... If it was backported from Debian 9 without further adaptations, this is the cause: Debian 9 doesn't support powerpc (only ppc-le, for little-endian) for some reason. However, ppc support shouldn't be broken on Debian 8 as long as 8 is supported. In advance, thank you for taking this into account and taking necessary action. And let me know if I can be of any further help, this is a productivity killer for me. Best regards, -- Stiepan A. Kovac M Sc ICT Security IT+Tech. Tel. Eng. P.S.: When trying to install from the official Thunderbird repo., getting the message: "enigmail is incompatible with thunderbird 45.8.0" (shows up in add-ons manager)
