debian-security-support, the Debian security support coverage checker, has been updated in jessie. The jessie relevant changes are: * Mark jasperreports as end-of-life in Jessie. . Package : debian-security-support Version : 2018.11.25~deb8u2 debian-security-support, the Debian security support coverage checker, has been updated in jessie. The jessie relevant changes are: * Mark jasperreports as end-of-life in Jessie. * Mark webkit2gtk as unsupported in all releases. (Closes: #914567) * Mark jruby in jessie as end-of-life as per DSA-4219-1 (Closes: #901032) * Mark vlc in jessie as end-of-life as per DSA 4203-1 * mark frontaccounting as unsupported * Mark redmine as end-of-life for Debian 8 (jessie) (Closes: #897609) For Debian 8 "Jessie", the package version is 2018.11.25~deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your debian-security-support packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS -- cheers, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- holger@(debian|reproducible-builds|layer-acht).org PGP fingerprint: B8BF 5413 7B09 D35C F026 FE9D 091A B856 069A AA1C . The latest version of debian-security-support for jessie indicates that numerous packages have reached an unsupported or end-of-life status.. Debian Security Update, Debian Jessie, Package Support. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
The linux-base package has been updated to support the package of Linux 4.9 that was recently added to Debian 8. This resolves a dependency that was not satisfiable by the jessie and jessie-security suites. . Package : linux-base Version : 4.5~deb8u1 Debian Bug : 702482 761614 The linux-base package has been updated to support the package of Linux 4.9 that was recently added to Debian 8. This resolves a dependency that was not satisfiable by the jessie and jessie-security suites. This update also fixes a bug in version ordering in the linux-version command, corrects the package name printed by the perf command when linux-perf-4.9 is needed, and adds bash-completion support for the perf command. For Debian 8 "Jessie", the new version is 4.5~deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your linux-base packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS -- Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams . The new version of the linux-base package is now compatible with Linux kernel 4.9, addressing critical dependencies in Debian 8.. Debian Linux Base Update, Linux Support Package, Dependency Resolution. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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