#942754 RFP: volatility3 -- advanced memory forensics framework

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Date:
2025-11-29 16:45:19 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#942754#5
Date:
2019-10-20 23:03:26 UTC
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* Package name    : volatility3
  Version         : 1.0.0-beta.1
  Upstream Author : Volatility Foundation <info@volatilityfoundation.org>
* URL             : https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3
* License         : Special, available at https://www.volatilityfoundation.org/license/vsl-v1.0
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : advanced memory forensics framework

 The Volatility Framework is a collection of tools for the extraction of
 digital artifacts from volatile memory (RAM) samples. It is useful in
 forensics analysis. The extraction techniques are performed completely
 independent of the system being investigated but offer unprecedented
 visibility into the runtime state of the system.
 .
 Volatility 3 is a full replacement of Volatility, using Python 3 instead
 of Python 2.
#942754#10
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2020-07-03 19:23:38 UTC
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retitle 942754 RFS: volatility3 -- advanced memory forensics framework
noowner 942754
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The volatility3 project needs some unlicensed and giant files. I am not sure
if it is DFSG. I am dropping it.

Eriberto
#942754#17
Date:
2020-09-03 12:17:32 UTC
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Hello,

Bug #942754 in volatility3 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/pkg-security-team/volatility3/-/commit/3363f3d758ad5c811c4befd2cd00ac8ceefd4d2f
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Import Debian changes 1.0.0~beta.1-1

volatility3 (1.0.0~beta.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Initial release. (Closes: #942754)
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(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/942754
#942754#30
Date:
2020-10-13 10:03:14 UTC
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There are different license issues:
- volatility 3 license is "too broad and attempts to extend the scope of the
 license beyond the software and derived works and into things like
 training materials". See
https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/issues/208
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/OHECHDPLDJ7LLFUZXQMBBAXEXYTQMXOR/
- it requires big symbols files not clearly licensed.