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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:15:11 -0600
From: BugScan reporter <wakkerma@debian.org>
To: debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject: Release-critical Bugreport for February 10, 1999

Bug stamp-out list for Feb 10 00:05 (CST)

Total number of release-critical bugs: 21

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Package: apache (main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
  32204  user directories allow symlinks to other files                         

Package: defrag (main)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <adam.heath@usa.net>
  32731  defrag: e2dump quits with check_block_location:6678674146834           

Package: dpkg (main)
Maintainer: Ian Jackson and others <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
  17624  dpkg: installs regular dir when .deb contains symlink !                
  21182  dpkg: dpkg can go into an infinite loop with --force-configure-any     
  28519  dpkg: dpkg creates circular symlinks                                   
  28817  dpkg takes no care over libdpkg                                        
  30090  weirdass dpkg coredumps and xbase upgrade insanity                     
  33046  dpkg: severe breakage after removal of xbase                           

Package: dpkg-multicd (main)
Maintainer: Martin Schulze <joey@debian.org>
  33148  dpkg-multicd: doesnt recognize CDs                                     

Package: ftp.debian.org (pseudo)
Maintainer: Guy Maor <ftpmaster@debian.org>
  33051  libc5 postrm fails, won't purge                                        

Package: general (pseudo)
Maintainer: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
  28850  gettext: security problem when used in setuid programs                 
[STRATEGY] All setuid applications using the non-libc6 gettext should be
           recompiled with gettext 0.10.35-6.1.
  32888  base: Removing "Obsolete" package base kills a system                  

Package: gpc (main)
Maintainer: Debian EGCS maintainers <egcs@packages.debian.org>
  33037  gpc crashes (internal error) when using -O                             

Package: libtool (main)
Maintainer: Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@debian.org>
  33105  libtool: Can't install libtool                                         
[FIX] A fixed version (1.2-3) is in Incoming

Package: sendmail (main)
Maintainer: Richard Nelson <cowboy@debian.org>
  33152  [patrick@PINE.NL: Sendmail 8.9.3]                                      

Package: smb2www (main)
Maintainer: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
  32131  smb2www: smb2www in slink incompatible with samba in slink             

Package: tetex-bin (main)
Maintainer: Christoph Martin <christoph.martin@uni-mainz.de>
  33106  tetex-bin: error in fmtutil.cnf                                        
[FIX] A fixed version (0.9.981113-2) is in Incoming

Package: util-linux (main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>
  32916  hwclock freezes m68k system                                            

Package: vlock (main)
Maintainer: Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org>
  32892  SECURITY - "vlock -c" is poor security                                 

Package: vncserver (main)
Maintainer: Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
  32821  vncserver: Depends on xbase package which is no longer a real package. 
[FIX] A fixed version (3.3.2r2-4) is in Incoming

Package: wdm (main)
Maintainer: Marcelo E. Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org>
  32529  Typo in Xsession                                                       
[FIX] A fixed version (1.0-7) is in Incoming

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