Package: debsecan
Version: 0.4.2
Severity: important
For the last couple of days, I've noticed the 'debsecan' cron
job bombing out, with the following message mailed to me:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/debsecan", line 753, in ?
rate_system(target, options, fetch_data(options), history)
File "/usr/bin/debsecan", line 698, in rate_system
pkg_version = Version(contents)
File "/usr/bin/debsecan", line 92, in __init__
self.__parsed = self.__parse(version)
File "/usr/bin/debsecan", line 111, in __parse
raise ValueError, "invalid Debian version string"
ValueError: invalid Debian version string
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This started happening shortly after I upgraded the system from
Python 2.3 to 2.4. After running 'debsecan' by hand, I noticed a tiny
diagnostic (not included in the emailed output) suggesting that
installing 'python-apt' would be helpful. I did, and the problem
immediately went away.
Checking with 'aptitude', I see that 'debsecan' merely Suggests
'python-apt', and does not Depend on it, thus resulting in the unhelpful
output. Barring other considerations, I would recommend upgrading
'python-apt' to a Dependency and not simply a Suggestion. Either that,
or fixing 'debsecan' such that it doesn't bomb out completely if
'python-apt' isn't present.
Schwab
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages debsecan depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.5 Debian configuration management sy
ii python 2.4.3-11 An interactive high-level object-o
Versions of packages debsecan recommends:
ii cron 3.0pl1-93 management of regular background p
ii exim [mail-transport-agent] 3.36-18 An MTA (Mail Transport Agent)
-- debconf information:
debsecan/report: true
debsecan/suite: GENERIC
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