** Description changed:
- Line buffers are 1000 bytes and can be truncated; the cache database
- keys are truncated to 600 bytes, potentially causing growing databases.
+ [Impact]
+ Various static buffer lengths cause silent truncation of cache data or
incorrect skipping of override lists:
+
+
+ Line buffers are 1000 bytes and can be truncated; the cache database keys are
truncated to 600 bytes, potentially causing growing databases.
+
+ [Test plan]
+ Artificial test plans are included in the regression test suite run by
autopkgtest.
+
+ [Where problems could occur]
+ In apt-ftparchive with long overrides or long file paths.
+
+ This change has been shipped since plucky and should be considered safe.
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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apt-ftparchive: More static buffers
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