Issues

• RUSTSEC-2026-0486: xattr functions mark unwritten bytes as initialized when given a zero-length buffer

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#580 · Filter by author github-actions opened on Nov 12, 2026

• evaluator: timeout clock restarts on every recursive evaluate_rules call

  evaluator
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#526 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Oct 6, 2026

• regex: libmagic never matches the final byte of the scan window (copy[--slen] = '\0')

  compatibilityevaluator
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#525 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Oct 6, 2026

• ascmagic: port multi-byte encoding detection (UTF-16/32, UTF-7, EBCDIC, BOM) for the text pass

  compatibilityoutput
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#524 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Oct 6, 2026

• copilot-setup-steps: mise full-toolset install fails on no-prebuilt cargo tools (cargo-audit, mdbook-*)

  bugciconfigurationgithub_actionspriority:normaltechnical-debt
  Bug

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#393 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 20, 2026
  1

• parser/types: support constructs the tolerant loader currently skips (guid, ubeqdate, der, indirect-offset variants)

  architectureenhancementepicpriority:normaltestingtype:feature
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#384 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 20, 2026
  1

• format: implement %f/%e/%g/%F float format specifiers in format_magic_message

  bugenhancementpriority:normaltestingtype:feature
  Bug

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#380 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 20, 2026
  1

• Strength formula diverges from libmagic scale (numerics underweighted vs search/regex)

  architecturebugenhancementpriority:normaltesting
  Bug

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#379 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 20, 2026
  4

• Compiled-in structural detectors (JSON/CSV/TAR/SIMH/CDF): native ports for parity with GNU file

  architecturecompatibilityenhancementepicevaluatorpriority:normaltestingtype:feature
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#377 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 19, 2026
  1

• feat(cli): add --magic-dir flag to load a directory of text magic files

  clienhancementiopriority:normaltype:feature
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#374 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Jul 17, 2026
  1

• Parser/Evaluator: surface !:apple Mac type/creator directive metadata

  compatibilityenhancementevaluatorparserpriority:lowtestingtype:feature
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#286 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on May 27, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  1

• Evaluator: TAR content inspection for GLEP 78 (gpkg) and compound TAR formats

  compatibilityenhancementevaluatorpriority:lowtestingtype:feature
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#285 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on May 27, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  1

• Implement endian-flip semantics for use \^name subroutine invocation

  compatibilityenhancementevaluatorparsertestingtype:feature
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#236 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Apr 25, 2026 · v0.3.0 - Advanced Features
  2

• Evaluate and implement fuzzing tests

  enhancementmemory-safetysize:Mtesting
  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#106 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Mar 1, 2026 · v0.3.0 - Advanced Features
  1

• Epic: Compatibility Validation & v1.0

  compatibilityenhancementtesting
  Epic

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#57 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  1

• Epic: Core Flow Spec Compliance

  clienhancementoutputparser
  Epic

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#56 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.4.0 - API & UX Polish
  1

• Epic: Offset Resolution

  enhancementevaluator
  Epic

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#55 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.3.0 - Advanced Features
  1

• Epic: Type System Expansion

  enhancementepicevaluatorparserpriority:highrequirementstype:feature
  Epic

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#54 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.3.0 - Advanced Features
  2

  

• Evaluator: ZIP content inspection for compound document detection

  compatibilitydocumentationenhancementevaluatorpriority:lowtestingtype:feature
  Task

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#51 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.3.0 - Advanced Features
  1

  

• CLI: improve magic-file-not-found error message with actionable suggestions

  clienhancementpriority:low
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#49 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.4.0 - API & UX Polish
  1

• Compatibility: establish baseline and track third_party/tests pass rate

  compatibilityenhancementpriority:normaltesting
  Task

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#48 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  1

• Parser: report warnings for skipped invalid magic rules

  clienhancementparserpriority:normal
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#47 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.4.0 - API & UX Polish
  1

• Output: include metadata object in JSON output

  enhancementoutputpriority:normal
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#46 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v0.4.0 - API & UX Polish
  1

• feat(api): Implement MagicDatabase builder pattern for fluent database construction

  configurationenhancementpriority:normalrust
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#45 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  2

• feat(evaluator): return partial results on timeout instead of fatal error

  bugclienhancementevaluatoroutputpriority:highpriority:lowtesting
  Feature

  EvilBit-Labs/libmagic-rs#44 · Filter by author unclesp1d3r opened on Feb 14, 2026 · v1.0.0 - Production Release
  2