Bug#1079508: systemd: breaks bookworm version of sysctl (procps package)

[Lionel Elie Mamane]

Package: systemd
Version: 256.4-3
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy 3.5

With systemd 256.4-3 and procps 2:4.0.2-3 (from stable/bookworm),
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl does not set any of the values
in /etc/sysctl.conf nor /etc/sysctl.d/* with potential much
breakage when those files contain critical settings.

I upgraded procps to 2:4.0.4-5 and then
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl works correctly.

I have not found out why precisely. But it looks like newer systemd
should declare a Breaks on older procps?


-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers stable-security
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable'), (400, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-23-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_LU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_LU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages systemd depends on:
ii  libacl1            2.3.1-3
ii  libapparmor1       3.0.8-3
ii  libaudit1          1:3.0.9-1
ii  libblkid1          2.40.2-1
ii  libc6              2.39-6
ii  libcap2            1:2.66-4
ii  libmount1          2.40.2-1
ii  libpam0g           1.5.2-6+deb12u1
ii  libseccomp2        2.5.4-1+deb12u1
ii  libselinux1        3.4-1+b6
ii  libssl3t64         3.2.2-1
ii  libsystemd-shared  256.4-3
ii  libsystemd0        256.4-3
ii  mount              2.40.2-1

Versions of packages systemd recommends:
ii  dbus [default-dbus-system-bus]  1.14.10-1~deb12u1
ii  libzstd1                        1.5.6+dfsg-1
ii  linux-sysctl-defaults           4.10.1
ii  ntpsec [time-daemon]            1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1
ii  systemd-cryptsetup              256.4-3

Versions of packages systemd suggests:
ii  libcryptsetup12       2:2.7.2-2
ii  libgcrypt20           1.11.0-2
ii  libidn2-0             2.3.3-1+b1
ii  liblz4-1              1.9.4-1
ii  liblzma5              5.4.1-0.2
pn  libtss2-rc0t64        <none>
pn  libtss2-tcti-device0  <none>
ii  polkitd               122-3
pn  systemd-boot          <none>
pn  systemd-container     <none>
pn  systemd-homed         <none>
pn  systemd-repart        <none>
pn  systemd-resolved      <none>
pn  systemd-userdbd       <none>

Versions of packages systemd is related to:
ii  dbus-user-session  1.14.10-1~deb12u1
pn  dracut             <none>
ii  initramfs-tools    0.142
ii  libnss-systemd     256.4-3
ii  libpam-systemd     256.4-3
ii  udev               256.4-3

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