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From: Mike Doty <kingtaco@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [treecleaner] Last rites: media-sound/alsaplayer
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:05:03
Message-Id: 44E840BB.7060202@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [treecleaner] Last rites: media-sound/alsaplayer by Christian Heim
1 Christian Heim wrote:
2 > The media-sound/alsaplayer package is pending removal as requested by
3 > security@g.o for multiple buffer overflows [1], dead upstream [1] and a crash
4 > occurring when playing uLaw/AU Audio File [2].
5 >
6 > The package is currently masked and is pending removal on 15th September.
7 >
8 > [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143402
9 > [2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143742
10 >
11 Flameeyes is afk at the moment, but I know he usually maintains this.
12 --
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Re: [gentoo-dev] [treecleaner] Last rites: media-sound/alsaplayer Joshua Jackson <tsunam@g.o>