[Bug 1861281] Re: checkinstall adds local root exploits to any package with a symlink in it

2020-02-04 Thread Stephen Gelman
Hi! I am the Debian maintainer of checkinstall. As you have noticed the upstream appears to be pretty dead. I've tried to contact the original author about the bug tracker being down and have never received a reply. I will see what I can do to fix the security issues you reported in the Debian p

[Bug 1847582] Re: checkinstall leaves root filesystem unusable if interrupted

2019-10-10 Thread Stephen Gelman
This is because Ubuntu has decided to disable fs translation by default (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/78455). In my opinion that is a very unsafe default and the bug doesn't seem severe enough to justify it (mkdir -p is broken). I'm tracking this bug in Debian at ht

[Bug 1304760] Re: checkinstall fails to add files to dpkg conffiles

2019-07-20 Thread Stephen Gelman
FYI this is fixed in Debian in 1.6.2-6. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1304760 Title: checkinstall fails to add files to dpkg conffiles To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1817834] [NEW] Sync ruby-ronn 0.8.0-2 (universe) from Debian sid (main)

2019-02-26 Thread Stephen Gelman
lists (Closes: #921637) * Fix url hyphenation issue -- Stephen Gelman Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:43:39 -0600 ** Affects: ruby-ronn (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu