#1138341 libnet-ssleay-perl: FTBFS with openssl 4.0

Package:
libnet-ssleay-perl
Source:
libnet-ssleay-perl
Description:
Perl module for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Submitter:
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date:
2026-09-01 02:35:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1138341#5
Date:
2026-05-30 15:56:55 UTC
From:
To:
OpenSSL 4.0 is in experimental. This package fails to build against it:

| x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc -c  -I"/usr/include" -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -g -O2 -Werror=implicit-function-declaration -ffile-prefix-map=/build/reproducible-path/libnet-ssleay-perl-1.96=. -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protection -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fcf-protection -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2   -DVERSION=\"1.96\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.96\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.40/CORE"  -DOPENSSL_API_COMPAT=908 -DNET_SSLEAY_PERL_VERSION=5040001 SSLeay.c
| SSLeay.xs: In function ‘ASN1_TIME_timet’:
| SSLeay.xs:2197:40: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2197 |     const char *p = (const char*) asn1t->data;
|       |                                        ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2202:14: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2202 |     if (asn1t->type == V_ASN1_UTCTIME) {
|       |              ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2203:18: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2203 |         if (asn1t->length<12 || asn1t->length>17) return 0;
|       |                  ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2203:38: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2203 |         if (asn1t->length<12 || asn1t->length>17) return 0;
|       |                                      ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2204:18: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2204 |         if (asn1t->length>12) tz = 12;
|       |                  ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2206:18: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2206 |         if (asn1t->length<14) return 0;
|       |                  ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2207:18: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2207 |         if (asn1t->length>14) {
|       |                  ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2210:37: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2210 |                 for(i=msec+1;i<asn1t->length && p[i]>='0' && p[i]<='9';i++) ;
|       |                                     ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2211:28: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2211 |                 if (i<asn1t->length) tz = i;
|       |                            ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2218:38: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2218 |     l = msec ? msec : tz ? tz : asn1t->length;
|       |                                      ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2225:14: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2225 |     if (asn1t->type == V_ASN1_UTCTIME) { /* YY - two digit year */
|       |              ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2245:22: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2245 |             if (asn1t->length>tz+1 ) return 0;
|       |                      ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2246:25: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2246 |         } else if (asn1t->length<tz+5 || (p[tz]!='-' && p[tz]!='+')) {
|       |                         ^~
| SSLeay.xs:2249:22: error: invalid use of incomplete typedef ‘ASN1_TIME’ {aka ‘struct asn1_string_st’}
|  2249 |             if (asn1t->length>tz+5 ) return 0;
|       |                      ^~
| SSLeay.xs: In function ‘XS_Net__SSLeay_CTX_v3_new’:
| SSLeay.xs:2462:28: error: implicit declaration of function ‘SSLv3_method’; did you mean ‘SSLv23_method’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
|  2462 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (SSLv3_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            SSLv23_method
| SSLeay.xs:2462:28: error: passing argument 1 of ‘SSL_CTX_new’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
|  2462 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (SSLv3_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            |
|       |                            int
| In file included from SSLeay.xs:167:
| /usr/include/openssl/ssl.h:1654:47: note: expected ‘const SSL_METHOD *’ {aka ‘const struct ssl_method_st *’} but argument is of type ‘int’
|  1654 | __owur SSL_CTX *SSL_CTX_new(const SSL_METHOD *meth);
|       |                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~
| SSLeay.xs: In function ‘XS_Net__SSLeay_CTX_tlsv1_new’:
| SSLeay.xs:2480:28: error: implicit declaration of function ‘TLSv1_method’; did you mean ‘TLS_method’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
|  2480 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            TLS_method
| SSLeay.xs:2480:28: error: passing argument 1 of ‘SSL_CTX_new’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
|  2480 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            |
|       |                            int
| /usr/include/openssl/ssl.h:1654:47: note: expected ‘const SSL_METHOD *’ {aka ‘const struct ssl_method_st *’} but argument is of type ‘int’
|  1654 | __owur SSL_CTX *SSL_CTX_new(const SSL_METHOD *meth);
|       |                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~
| SSLeay.xs: In function ‘XS_Net__SSLeay_CTX_tlsv1_1_new’:
| SSLeay.xs:2491:28: error: implicit declaration of function ‘TLSv1_1_method’; did you mean ‘TLS_method’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
|  2491 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_1_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            TLS_method
| SSLeay.xs:2491:28: error: passing argument 1 of ‘SSL_CTX_new’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
|  2491 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_1_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            |
|       |                            int
| /usr/include/openssl/ssl.h:1654:47: note: expected ‘const SSL_METHOD *’ {aka ‘const struct ssl_method_st *’} but argument is of type ‘int’
|  1654 | __owur SSL_CTX *SSL_CTX_new(const SSL_METHOD *meth);
|       |                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~
| SSLeay.xs: In function ‘XS_Net__SSLeay_CTX_tlsv1_2_new’:
| SSLeay.xs:2502:28: error: implicit declaration of function ‘TLSv1_2_method’; did you mean ‘TLS_method’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
|  2502 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_2_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            TLS_method
| SSLeay.xs:2502:28: error: passing argument 1 of ‘SSL_CTX_new’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
|  2502 |      RETVAL = SSL_CTX_new (TLSv1_2_method());
|       |                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|       |                            |
|       |                            int
…

Full buildlog
https://breakpoint.cc/openssl-rebuild/logs-4/attempted/libnet-ssleay-perl_1.96-1_amd64-2026-04-19T07:39:44Z

Sebastian
#1138341#12
Date:
2026-06-15 16:38:43 UTC
From:
To:
An upstream patch is available at https://github.com/radiator-
software/p5-net-ssleay/pull/553
#1138341#19
Date:
2026-08-30 19:51:13 UTC
From:
To:
control: tags -1 + patch
control: forwarded -1 https://github.com/radiator-software/p5-net-ssleay/pull/553

Attaching patches from upstream.

Sebastian
#1138341#26
Date:
2026-09-01 02:09:08 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Bug #1138341 in libnet-ssleay-perl reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libnet-ssleay-perl/-/commit/23591aa1505e8d4e2df95eb8731cecde8eed278e
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Add patches for OpenSSL 4 compatibility.

Thanks: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior for the bug report and for preparing the patches.

Closes: #1138341
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1138341
#1138341#33
Date:
2026-09-01 02:33:50 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
libnet-ssleay-perl, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1138341@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org> (supplier of updated libnet-ssleay-perl package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:03:59 +0200
Source: libnet-ssleay-perl
Architecture: source
Version: 1.96-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group <pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
Closes: 1138341
Changes:
 libnet-ssleay-perl (1.96-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Add patches for OpenSSL 4 compatibility.
     Thanks to Sebastian Andrzej Siewior for the bug report and for
     preparing the patches.
     (Closes: #1138341)
   * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.7.4.
   * Convert debian/watch to version 5.
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