[Bug 2109333] [NEW] glibc package metadata in all binaries

Benjamin Drung 2109333 at bugs.launchpad.net
Fri Apr 25 09:37:08 UTC 2025


Public bug reported:

glibc appears in the ELF package metadata of (all?) binary packages.
Examples:

```
$ readelf --notes /usr/bin/hd | tail -n6
Displaying notes found in: .note.package
  Besitzer             Datengröße	Description
  FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
    Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"glibc","version":"2.40-4ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
  FDO                  0x00000068	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
    Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"util-linux","version":"2.40.2-14ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
```

or

```
$ readelf --notes /usr/bin/sleep | tail -n6
Displaying notes found in: .note.package
  Besitzer             Datengröße	Description
  FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
    Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"glibc","version":"2.40-4ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
  FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
    Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"coreutils","version":"9.5-1ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
```

** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  glibc package metadata in all binaries

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  glibc appears in the ELF package metadata of (all?) binary packages.
  Examples:

  ```
  $ readelf --notes /usr/bin/hd | tail -n6
  Displaying notes found in: .note.package
    Besitzer             Datengröße	Description
    FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
      Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"glibc","version":"2.40-4ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
    FDO                  0x00000068	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
      Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"util-linux","version":"2.40.2-14ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
  ```

  or

  ```
  $ readelf --notes /usr/bin/sleep | tail -n6
  Displaying notes found in: .note.package
    Besitzer             Datengröße	Description
    FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
      Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"glibc","version":"2.40-4ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
    FDO                  0x00000060	FDO_PACKAGING_METADATA
      Packaging Metadata: {"type":"deb","os":"ubuntu","name":"coreutils","version":"9.5-1ubuntu1","architecture":"amd64"}
  ```

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