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FEEDPARSER PATCHES SGMLLIB, BENCODE ADDS DEPTH LIMITS

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Balló György dependabot George Hu
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Balló György @City-busz 4 cited dependabot @dependabot 2 cited George Hu @Integral-Tech 1 cited

Arch's package ecosystem rolls forward with security and stability patches across two critical desks, 50 commits across the state.

Feedparser jumped to v6.0.14 with an upgrade to feedparser-sgmllib 2.0.0 [1], closing out the release cycle that dropped Python 3.8 support in v6.0.13. In parallel, bencode-py shipped v4.1.0 with a new safeguard: the decoder now limits structure depth to a maximum of 100 [2], a defensive move against pathological nested inputs that could choke parsers. Over on the state side, City-busz pushed four package bumps including rednotebook 2.42 through two iterations [7] [4], gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng 51.0.4 [5], and python-rarfile 4.5 [6], while Integral-Tech landed libgbinder 1.1.51 in extra-x86_64 [3]. The archweb dependency chain tightens while the package state moves forward on schedule.

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  1. [1] build(deps): bump feedparser from 6.0.12 to 6.0.14 ↗ archlinux/archweb
  2. [2] build(deps): bump bencode-py from 4.0.0 to 4.1.0 ↗ archlinux/archweb
  3. [3] update libgbinder to 1.1.51-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  4. [4] update rednotebook to 2.42-3 in extra-any archlinux/state ↗
  5. [5] update gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng to 51.0.4-1 in extra-any archlinux/state ↗
  6. [6] update python-rarfile to 4.5-1 in extra-any archlinux/state ↗
  7. [7] update rednotebook to 2.42-2 in extra-any archlinux/state ↗

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the week in review Kernel v7.2.4-arch1 ships with userns sysctl the month in review August's Arch: AUR hardening, kernel churn, and steady package flow
Topics: Infrastructure Full archive → Weekly reviews →

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on August 3, 2026?
Arch's package ecosystem rolls forward with security and stability patches across two critical desks, 50 commits across the state. In total, 50 commits and 2 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 3, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including dependabot, George Hu, and Balló György.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
build(deps): bump feedparser from 6.0.12 to 6.0.14, build(deps): bump bencode-py from 4.0.0 to 4.1.0, and update libgbinder to 1.1.51-1 in extra-x86_64.
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