[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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