DPKG

Debian package format used by Debian-based Linux distributions

Package analysis

Cataloger + Evidence License Dependencies Package Manager Claims
Depth Edges Kinds Files Digests Integrity Hash
deb-archive-cataloger
*.deb
dpkg-db-cataloger
lib/dpkg/status, lib/dpkg/status.d/*, lib/opkg/info/*.control, lib/opkg/status
transitive complete runtime

Notable capabilities:

  • OPKG compatibility: Syft supports OpenWrt’s OPKG package manager format using the same cataloger.
  • Distroless images: Syft automatically detects and supports Google distroless images that use /var/lib/dpkg/status.d/.

Vulnerability scanning

Data Source Disclosures Fixes Track by
Source
Package
Affected Date Versions Date
Debian Security Tracker (DSA, DLA)
ECHO Security
Ubuntu CVE Tracker (USN)

Operating systems

Operating System Supported Versions Provider Data Source
Debian 7 (wheezy), 8 (jessie), 9 (stretch), 10 (buster), 11 (bullseye), 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie), 14, unstable debian Debian Security Tracker
Echo OS rolling echo ECHO Security
Raspberry Pi OS 7 (wheezy), 8 (jessie), 9 (stretch), 10 (buster), 11 (bullseye), 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie), 14, unstable debian Debian Security Tracker
Ubuntu 12.04 (precise), 12.10 (quantal), 13.04 (raring), 14.04 (trusty), 14.10 (utopic), 15.04 (vivid), 15.10 (wily), 16.04 (xenial), 16.10 (yakkety), 17.04 (zesty), 17.10 (artful), 18.04 (bionic), 18.10 (cosmic), 19.04 (disco), 19.10 (eoan), 20.04 (focal), 20.10 (groovy), 21.04 (hirsute), 21.10 (impish), 22.04 (jammy), 22.10 (kinetic), 23.04 (lunar), 23.10 (mantic), 24.04 (noble), 24.10 (oracular), 25.04 (plucky), 25.10 ubuntu Ubuntu CVE Tracker

Next steps

Last modified October 23, 2025: fix section ref (9417a27)