Bug 2413816 - libxcrypt-4.5.2 is available
Summary: libxcrypt-4.5.2 is available
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: libxcrypt
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Björn Esser (besser82)
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-11-10 18:38 UTC by Upstream Release Monitoring
Modified: 2025-11-29 05:09 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc43 libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc42 libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc41
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2025-11-13 00:51:10 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:
fedora-admin-xmlrpc: mirror+


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Description Upstream Release Monitoring 2025-11-10 18:38:23 UTC
Releases retrieved: 4.5.2
Upstream release that is considered latest: 4.5.2
Current version/release in rawhide: 4.5.1-1.fc44
URL: https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt

Please consult the package updates policy before you issue an update to a stable branch: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Updates_Policy/


More information about the service that created this bug can be found at: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Upstream_Release_Monitoring


Please keep in mind that with any upstream change, there may also be packaging changes that need to be made. Specifically, please remember that it is your responsibility to review the new version to ensure that the licensing is still correct and that no non-free or legally problematic items have been added upstream.


Based on the information from Anitya: https://release-monitoring.org/project/16436/


To change the monitoring settings for the project, please visit:
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/libxcrypt

Comment 1 Upstream Release Monitoring 2025-11-10 18:38:27 UTC
Scratch build failed. Details below:

BuilderException: Build failed:
Command '['git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', 'Update to 4.5.2 (#2413816)']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

StdOut:
On branch rawhide
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/rawhide'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean


Traceback:
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hotness/use_cases/package_scratch_build_use_case.py", line 56, in build
    result = self.builder.build(request.package, request.opts)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hotness/builders/koji.py", line 185, in build
    raise BuilderException(

If you think this issue is caused by some bug in the-new-hotness, please report it on the-new-hotness issue tracker: https://github.com/fedora-infra/the-new-hotness/issues

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2025-11-10 20:56:59 UTC
FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc41) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 41.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2025-11-10 20:57:01 UTC
FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297 (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2025-11-10 20:57:04 UTC
FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52 (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2025-11-11 15:18:28 UTC
FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2025-11-11 16:17:55 UTC
FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2025-11-11 18:19:17 UTC
FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca has been pushed to the Fedora 41 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2025-11-13 00:51:10 UTC
FEDORA-2025-08c2c07f52 (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2025-11-13 01:10:37 UTC
FEDORA-2025-fc731c8297 (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2025-11-22 01:00:59 UTC
FEDORA-2025-4494a775ca (libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc41) has been pushed to the Fedora 41 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 11 Gary Lucas 2025-11-29 05:09:25 UTC
libxcrypt upgrade causes transaction failure due to NEWS file conflict.



➜  ~ sudo dnf upgrade --refresh                                                          

[sudo] password for garylucas: 
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for garylucas: 
Updating and loading repositories:
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Nonfree - Updates                          100% |   2.0 KiB/s |   5.8 KiB |  00m03s
 Adoptium                                                              100% |   3.1 KiB/s |   1.7 KiB |  00m01s
 Fedora 42 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64                              100% | 412.0   B/s | 986.0   B |  00m02s
 Fedora 42 - x86_64 - Updates                                          100% |  15.2 KiB/s |  29.7 KiB |  00m02s
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Free - Updates                             100% |   2.0 KiB/s |   3.3 KiB |  00m02s
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Free                                       100% |   2.7 KiB/s |   3.7 KiB |  00m01s
 google-chrome                                                         100% |   2.4 KiB/s |   1.3 KiB |  00m01s
 Visual Studio Code                                                    100% |   2.8 KiB/s |   1.5 KiB |  00m01s
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Nonfree                                    100% |   5.6 KiB/s |   6.4 KiB |  00m01s
 Fedora 42 - x86_64                                                    100% |  37.5 KiB/s |  33.3 KiB |  00m01s
 Copr repo for PyCharm owned by phracek                                100% |   4.9 KiB/s |   2.1 KiB |  00m00s
 cuda-fedora36-x86_64                                                  100% |   8.2 KiB/s |   3.5 KiB |  00m00s
Repositories loaded.
Package                             Arch      Version                              Repository              Size
Upgrading:
 libxcrypt                          i686      4.5.2-1.fc42                         updates            296.7 KiB
   replacing libxcrypt              i686      4.5.0-1.fc42                         updates            296.2 KiB

Transaction Summary:
 Upgrading:          1 package
 Replacing:          1 package

Total size of inbound packages is 131 KiB. Need to download 131 KiB.
After this operation, 426 B extra will be used (install 297 KiB, remove 296 KiB).
Is this ok [y/N]: y
[1/1] libxcrypt-0:4.5.2-1.fc42.i686                                    100% | 378.3 KiB/s | 131.3 KiB |  00m00s
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1/1] Total                                                            100% | 375.1 KiB/s | 131.3 KiB |  00m00s
Running transaction
Transaction failed: Rpm transaction failed.
  - file /usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/NEWS from install of libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc42.i686 conflicts with file from package libxcrypt-4.5.0-1.fc42.x86_64


➜  ~ cat /etc/os-release  
NAME="Fedora Linux"
VERSION="42 (Workstation Edition)"
RELEASE_TYPE=stable
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=42
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f42"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42"
DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="fedora"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f42/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://ask.fedoraproject.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=42
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=42
SUPPORT_END=2026-05-13
VARIANT="Workstation Edition"
VARIANT_ID=workstation

➜  ~ uname -r   
6.17.8-200.fc42.x86_64

➜  ~ sudo dnf repoquery --installed --whatrequires 'libcrypt.so*' --arch i686 | sort -u  
cyrus-sasl-lib-0:2.1.28-30.fc42.i686

➜  ~ rpm -qa 'libxcrypt*' --qf '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' | sort
libxcrypt-4.5.0-1.fc42.i686
libxcrypt-4.5.0-1.fc42.x86_64
libxcrypt-4.5.2-1.fc42.x86_64
libxcrypt-compat-4.5.2-1.fc42.x86_64
libxcrypt-devel-4.5.2-1.fc42.x86_64


My current workaround:
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh --exclude=libxcrypt.i686  

It looks like the i686 libxcrypt is heavily relied on by wine / steam so it's not reasonable to just remove I think.


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