Bug 269768

Summary: www/apache24: broken dependency / potential security issue
Product: Ports & Packages Reporter: sec
Component: Package InfrastructureAssignee: freebsd-apache (Nobody) <apache>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Many People CC: brnrd, grahamperrin
Priority: --- Keywords: security
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description sec 2023-02-23 00:33:39 UTC
current apache24 pkg for FreeBSD-13 tries to install the deprecated/EOLd db5 package:

ice:#pkg upgrade
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The following 3 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
        db5: 5.3.28_9

Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
        apache24-2.4.55 (required shared library changed)
        apr-1.7.0.1.6.1_2 (direct dependency changed: db5)


The db5 package is marked as deprecated:

ice:/#grep DEPRECATED /usr/ports/databases/db5/Makefile
DEPRECATED=     EOLd, potential security issues, maybe use db18 instead