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and subject line Bug#1142397: fixed in eyed3 0.9.9-1
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regarding eyeD3: Uncaught exception: buffer overflow
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Package: eyeD3
Version: 0.9.7-2
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream newcomer
Justification: renders package unusable
Dear Maintainer,
eyeD3 doesn't start :
```
eyeD3 my-mp3-file.mp3
Uncaught exception: buffer overflow
eyed3:ERROR: buffer overflow
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/eyed3/main.py", line 277, in _main
retval = mainFunc(args, config)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/eyed3/main.py", line 41, in main
eyed3.utils.walk(args.plugin, p, excludes=args.excludes,
fs_encoding=args.fs_encoding,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
recursive=recursive)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/eyed3/utils/__init__.py", line 71, in
walk
handler.handleFile(os.path.abspath(path))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/eyed3/plugins/classic.py", line 447, in
handleFile
self.terminal_width = getTtySize()[1]
~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/eyed3/utils/console.py", line 476, in
getTtySize
data = fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '\0' * 4)
SystemError: buffer overflow
```
I've found an issue upstream, tied to python 3.14 :
https://github.com/nicfit/eyeD3/issues/680
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 7.1.3+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=fr:en_US
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages eyeD3 depends on:
ii python3 3.14.6-1
ii python3-eyed3 0.9.7-2
eyeD3 recommends no packages.
eyeD3 suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: eyed3
Source-Version: 0.9.9-1
Done: Gaetano Guerriero <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
eyed3, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Gaetano Guerriero <[email protected]> (supplier of updated eyed3 package)
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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:50:35 +0200
Source: eyed3
Architecture: source
Version: 0.9.9-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Gaetano Guerriero <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Gaetano Guerriero <[email protected]>
Closes: 1142397
Changes:
eyed3 (0.9.9-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* New upstream release 0.9.9
(Closes: #1142397)
Thanks to Germano Castanho for the update to the new version.
* Update Standards-Version to 4.7.4
* Update to debhelper 14 and build package with pybuild-plugin-pyproject
* Add patch to fix syntax warnings in the manpage
.
* Upload sponsored by Petter Reinholdtsen.
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