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Bug#928351: unblock advice for dhcpcd5/7.2.1-1



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Hi Scott,

On 02-05-2019 18:08, Scott Leggett wrote:
> I need some advice on the best way to address a trio of security-related
> RC bugs in dhcpcd5 (#928056, #928104, #928105). These are fixed upstream
> in 7.2.1.
> 
> The version currently in testing is 7.1.0. I've packaged 7.2.1 but
> haven't yet uploaded to unstable. A debdiff is attached.
> 
> I'd much prefer to stick with upstream rather than try to cherry-pick
> fixes for these kinds of issues, as I'm concerned about introducing
> problems into code I'm not deeply familiar with. However as you can see
> the attached debdiff is rather large.

We very much prefer you to try and cherry-pick at this point of the
release cycle. I failed to (quickly) spot a changelog upstream, so we
can't even judge why all the changes are in this release.

> Would an unblock request for 7.2.1 be accepted at this stage?

No, and definitely not without much more explanation of what this
upstream changes actually encompass.

Paul

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