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Ubuntu should update to SSSD 1.5.x (LTM release)

Bug #757499 reported by Stephen Gallagher
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: sssd

The System Security Services Daemon upstream declares certain releases to be Long-Term Maintenance releases that will continue to receive bugfixes, security fixes and minor enhancements for longer periods (at least a full year).

Ubuntu is still shipping SSSD 1.2.x, which is EOL upstream. In order to reduce the maintenance efforts on Ubuntu, it would be prudent to upgrade to the long-term maintenance release.

Of note, there may be security vulnerabilities present in SSSD 1.2.x that will no longer receive fixes.

Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)
tags: added: upgrade-software-version
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Etienne Goyer (etienne-goyer-outlands) wrote :

It's worth noting that 10.04 LTS, which will be supported until 2015, shipped with SSSD 1.0.5. Not sure whether this was an LTM release or not.

Stephen, how long are LTM release of SSSD are being maintained? Until the next LTM comes out, is that it?

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Stephen Gallagher (stephen-gallagherhome) wrote :

Etienne, it's actually not definite yet. SSSD 1.5.x is the first long-term maintenance branch we've declared.

In general, as the SSSD upstream is largely sponsored by Red Hat and is a main component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it would be reasonable to assume that it will be maintained until the version included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux is no longer supported.

It will never be less than a year for bugfixes and enhancements, and security fixes will be maintained for at least an additional year beyond that.

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Etienne Goyer (etienne-goyer-outlands) wrote :

Sounds good. Somehow, I was on the impression RHEL6 would be shipping with SSSD 1.2.1. Am I wrong?

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Stephen Gallagher (stephen-gallagherhome) wrote :

RHEL 6.0 shipped with 1.2.1, but it was decided that it was insufficient. RHEL 6.1 (currently in beta) carries SSSD 1.5.1 (plus a variety of patches that makes it effectively identical to 1.5.5)

Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp)
Changed in sssd (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp)
status: New → In Progress
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Stéphane Graber (stgraber) wrote :

1.5.8 is now in Oneiric.

Changed in sssd (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp)
Changed in sssd (Ubuntu):
assignee: Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp) → nobody
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