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inetutils 2:2.4-3ubuntu1 source package in Ubuntu

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inetutils (2:2.4-3ubuntu1) noble; urgency=medium

  * Merge with Debian unstable (LP: #2046259). Remaining changes:
    * Do not test the inetutils-ping package (LP: #2009814)
      - d/t/test-root-commands: disable ping tests
      - d/t/control: remove inetutils-ping dependency
    * Droped d/p/CVE-2023-40303.patch as 2:2.4-3 already carries this patch as
      d/p/upstream/0002-ftpd-rcp-rlogin-rsh-rshd-uucpd-fix-check-set-id-retu.patch

inetutils (2:2.4-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Remove support for Linux devfs from syslogd init script.
  * Use "$()" instead of `` in syslogd init script.
  * Register inetutils-ftpd with inetd.
  * Add new --foreground option to inetutils-inetd.
  * Add a mention to /etc/ftpchroot in ftpd(8).
  * Add new /etc/ftpusers and /etc/ftpchroot in inetutils-ftpd package.
  * Add systemd service files for inetutils-syslogd and inetutils-inetd,
    and a systemd tmpfiles for /dev/xconsole. (Closes: #1030079)
  * Reorganize patch queue and move metadata into the commit trailer.
  * Add patch from upstream to check return values for set*id() functions.
    Fixes CVE-2023-40303. (Closes: #1049365)

 -- Dominik Viererbe <email address hidden>  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:49:39 +0200

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Dominik Viererbe
Sponsored by:
Sebastien Bacher
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Section:
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inetutils-ftp: File Transfer Protocol client

 The ftp command is used to transfer files between hosts using the
 FTP protocol.

inetutils-ftp-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-ftp
inetutils-ftpd: File Transfer Protocol server

 Ftpd is the server that allows another host to connect with the ftp
 command to transfer files using the FTP protocol.

inetutils-ftpd-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-ftpd
inetutils-inetd: internet super server

 Inetd is the daemon that listens on various TCP and UDP ports and spawns
 programs that can't or won't do it for themselves.
 .
 This is the portable GNU implementation of inetd. The package supports
 IPv6, tcpmux services and unlimited server arguments.

inetutils-inetd-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-inetd
inetutils-ping: ICMP echo tool

 Ping uses ICMP to send out echo requests, and uses the reply packets to
 calculate latency between the sending and the destination hosts.
 .
 This is the portable GNU implementation of ping.

inetutils-ping-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-ping
inetutils-syslogd: system logging daemon

 The syslog daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages
 received from programs and facilities on the local host as well as
 from remote hosts.

inetutils-syslogd-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-syslogd
inetutils-talk: talk to another user

 The talk program is used for visual communication which copies lines from
 your terminal to that of another user.

inetutils-talk-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-talk
inetutils-talkd: remote user communication server

 The talkd program is a server that notifies a user that someone else
 wants to initiate a conversation. It acts a repository of invitations,
 responding to requests by clients wishing to rendezvous to hold a
 conversation.

inetutils-talkd-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-talkd
inetutils-telnet: telnet client

 The telnet command is used for interactive communication with another host
 using the TELNET protocol.
 .
 This implementation supports Kerberos, for authentication and encryption.

inetutils-telnet-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-telnet
inetutils-telnetd: telnet server

 The telnetd program is a server which supports the DARPA telnet
 interactive communication protocol.
 .
 This implementation supports Kerberos, for authentication and encryption.

inetutils-telnetd-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-telnetd
inetutils-tools: base networking utilities (experimental package)

 Base utilities for network administration:
 .
  - ifconfig
  - hostname
  - dnsdomainname
  - logger
 .
 WARNING: The current ifconfig implementation provided is not fully
 compatible with the net-tool's ifconfig version.

inetutils-tools-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-tools
inetutils-traceroute: trace the IPv4 route to another host

 The traceroute utility displays the route taken by IP packets on their
 way to another host or another network.
 .
 Install this package if you need a tool to examine network connectivity
 or to diagnose network problems.

inetutils-traceroute-dbgsym: debug symbols for inetutils-traceroute
telnet: transitional dummy package for inetutils-telnet default switch

 This package will force a switch from the old netkit telnet implementation
 to the inetutils-telnet one, which is an upstream maintained project.
 .
 This package can be safely removed once it has been upgraded, as
 inetutils-telnet provides a matching virtual package. It will stop being
 provided after Debian bookworm's release.
 .
 If you want to keep using the netkit implementation, then install
 telnet-ssl instead.

telnetd: transitional dummy package for inetutils-telnetd default switch

 This package will force a switch from the old netkit telnetd implementation
 to the inetutils-telnetd one, which is an upstream maintained project.
 .
 This package can be safely removed once it has been upgraded, as
 inetutils-telnetd provides a matching virtual package. It will stop being
 provided after Debian bookworm's release.
 .
 If you want to keep using the netkit implementation, then install
 telnetd-ssl instead, and run in.telnetd with the «-z nossl» argument for
 the clear-text protocol.