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Re: Two bug fixes for ncrack



Hi Peter,

On Fri, 2024-01-05 at 20:59 +0000, Peter Wienemann wrote:
> Dear security tools packaging team,
> 
> I pushed two commits to the ncrack repository [0] fixing two bugs:
> 
> https://bugs.debian.org/1058286
> https://bugs.debian.org/1048666
> 
> #1058286 is an RC bug. The suggested fix for #1048666 works but it is
> not particularly nice. If someone knows a smarter way how to address 
> this issue, I am eager to learn about it.
> 

Instead of extending d/rules I propose to drop the offending files in
advance by a patch. This way there is not need to save and restore
them. Refer to [1] as an example.

You can create such a patch easily via 'dquilt shell'. See [2] and [3]
if you are not familiar with it

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/debian-remote-team/tightvnc/-/blob/debian/master/debian/patches/remove-upstream-build-system.patch?ref_type=heads
[2] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debmake-doc/ch03.en.html#quilt-setup
[3] https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/quilt/quilt.1.en.html#shell

> Best regards,
> 
> Peter
> 
> [0] https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-security-team/ncrack
> 

Cheers, Sven

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