#1151421#5
Date:
2026-10-20 15:23:28 UTC
From:
To:
Ben file:

title = "freeimage";
is_affected = .depends ~
/\b(libfreeimage4|libfreeimageplus4|libfreeimage3|libfreeimagepl
us\-doc|libfreeimageplus3)\b/;
is_good = .depends ~ /\b(libfreeimage4|libfreeimageplus4)\b/;
is_bad = .depends ~
/\b(libfreeimage3|libfreeimageplus\-doc|libfreeimageplus3)\b/;

Dear release team,

I hereby request a transition slot for freeimage.

FreeImage is dead upstream and has a number of open security issues.
The package in experimental (4.2.1+ds-1~exp3) moves to FreeImageRe 4.2.1,
which is an actively maintained fork that includes the CVE fixes. Because of
the SONAME bump, the binary packages are renamed:

    libfreeimage3        -> libfreeimage4
    libfreeimageplus3 -> libfreeimageplus4

 ibfreeimageplus-doc is dropped.

The package now builds on all release architectures in experimental.

I rebuilt the reverse dependencies against the new freeimage. Two of them
fail to build, and bugs have been filed for both:

    #1151417
    #1151418

I kindly ask you to provide a transition slot.

Thank you,

Anton