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Bug#726817: chrony: GPL-2-only program linking GPL-3+ libreadline6 on amd64



On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 04:06:06PM +0200, Ansgar Burchardt wrote:
> Package: chrony
> Severity: serious
> Version: 1.24-3+squeeze1
> X-Debbugs-Cc: team@security.debian.org, debian-release@lists.debian.org
> 
> The security update for chrony links against libreadline6 on
> amd64. However chrony is licensed under GPL-2-only and libreadline6 is
> GPL-3-or-later.
> 
> The buildd uploads still link against libreadline5 (GPL-2+). So it looks
> like the amd64 version was built in an unclean environment.
> 
> So chrony needs either
> a, a binNMU on amd64 for the next point release, leaving the current
>    version on security.d.o, or

We should trigger a binBMU for amd64.

Cheers,
        Moritz


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