emacs - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: emacs (main)
version: 1:30.2+1-2
maintainer: Rob Browning (DMD)
uploaders: Sean Whitton [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 3.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
o-o-sec: 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6
o-o-p-u: 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
oldstable: 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4
old-sec: 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4
old-bpo: 1:30.1+1-6~bpo12+1
stable: 1:30.1+1-6
testing: 1:30.2+1-2
unstable: 1:30.2+1-2

versioned links

1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:30.1+1-6~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:30.1+1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:30.2+1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

emacs (101 bugs: 0, 76, 25, 0)
emacs-bin-common (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
emacs-common (29 bugs: 0, 17, 12, 0)
emacs-el (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
emacs-gtk (41 bugs: 0, 39, 2, 0)
emacs-lucid (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
emacs-nox (6 bugs: 0, 6, 0, 0)
emacs-pgtk (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)

action needed

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-6861: A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

Created: 2026-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 17:30

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-6861: A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

Created: 2026-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 17:30

1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-6861: A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

Created: 2026-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 17:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 3.7.2).

Created: 2018-05-28 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

lintian reports 11 errors and 62 warnings high

Lintian reports 11 errors and 62 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-11-21 Last update: 2026-02-28 06:30

AppStream hints: 6 errors and 9 warnings for emacs-lucid,emacs-pgtk,emacs-gtk,emacs-common,emacs-nox high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

emacs-gtk: 2 warnings
emacs-nox: 1 error and 1 warning
emacs-pgtk: 2 errors and 2 warnings
emacs-lucid: 2 errors and 2 warnings
emacs-common: 1 error and 2 warnings

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-07-30 Last update: 2025-09-24 05:00

17 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 17 bugs (22 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-25 14:00

Fails to build during reproducibility testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2024-05-01 Last update: 2026-04-25 11:02

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 1:30.2+1-3~1.gbpbd4990, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit ab6034ecd8b006b5a91caf5885ba1cbc4cb4935c
Author: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Date:   Sat Dec 27 10:55:40 2025 +0000

    Remove myself from Uploaders

commit 4cdfc38a4cc828ce1a1c6b3a811f496b1140bded
Author: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Date:   Sat Dec 27 10:55:26 2025 +0000

    Adjust debian/changelog for UNRELEASED 30.1+1-3 development

Created: 2025-12-27 Last update: 2026-04-18 15:01

1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2026-6861: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 17:30

1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2026-6861: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 17:30

debian/patches: 17 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 24 debian patches available in version 1:30.2+1-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

17 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-11-21 08:00

news

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[2025-12-05] emacs 1:30.2+1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-20] Accepted emacs 1:30.2+1-2 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-11-15] emacs 1:30.2+1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-09] Accepted emacs 1:30.2+1-1 (source) into unstable (Rob Browning)
[2025-09-02] emacs 1:30.1+1-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-26] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-9 (source) into unstable (Rob Browning)
[2025-08-20] emacs 1:30.1+1-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-8 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-07-29] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-6~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Sean Whitton)
[2025-07-25] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-7 (source) into experimental (Sean Whitton)
[2025-07-25] emacs 1:30.1+1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-18] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-6 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-04-04] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-5~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Sean Whitton)
[2025-04-04] emacs 1:30.1+1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-30] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-5 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-03-11] emacs 1:30.1+1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-09] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-4~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Sean Whitton)
[2025-03-06] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-4 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-03-01] emacs 1:30.1+1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-28] Accepted emacs 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-27] Accepted emacs 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-27] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-3~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-27] Accepted emacs 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6 (source) into oldstable-security (Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-26] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-3 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-25] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-2 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-24] Accepted emacs 1:30.1+1-1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-02-17] emacs 1:29.4+1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-12] Accepted emacs 1:29.4+1-6 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
[2025-01-23] emacs 1:29.4+1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-13] Accepted emacs 1:29.4+1-5 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 195 211
RC: 1
I&N: 154 166
M&W: 40 44
F&P: 0
patch: 17 22

links

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 1:30.2+1-2ubuntu1
38 bugs (1 patch)
patches for 1:30.2+1-2ubuntu1