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  • source: devscripts (main)
  • version: 2.26.12
  • maintainer: Devscripts Maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Holger Levsen [DMD] – Benjamin Drung [DMD] – Mattia Rizzolo [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.4
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2.21.3+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 2.23.4+deb12u2
  • old-bpo: 2.25.15~bpo12+1
  • stable: 2.25.15+deb13u1
  • stable-bpo: 2.26.11~bpo13+1
  • testing: 2.26.12
  • unstable: 2.26.12
versioned links
  • 2.21.3+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.23.4+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.11~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.12: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • devscripts (544 bugs: 1, 218, 325, 0)
action needed
Failed to analyze the VCS repository. Please troubleshoot and fix the issue. high
vcswatch reports that there is an error with this package's VCS, or the debian/changelog file inside it. Please check the error shown below and try to fix it. You might have to update the VCS URL in the debian/control file to point to the correct repository.

error: RPC failed; HTTP 500 curl 22 The requested URL returned error: 500 fatal: expected 'acknowledgments'
Created: 2026-01-08 Last update: 2026-09-23 08:31
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2026-09-21 07:31
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-09-21 07:31
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that devscripts depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-09-27 02:31
2 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 2 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.
Created: 2025-08-23 Last update: 2026-09-27 02:00
37 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 37 bugs (39 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-27 02:00
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-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

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

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-09-21 07:31
news
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  • [2026-09-22] devscripts 2.26.12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-09-18] Accepted devscripts 2.26.12 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2026-08-23] Accepted devscripts 2.26.11~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-08-21] devscripts 2.26.11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-08-16] Accepted devscripts 2.26.11 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-07-08] devscripts 2.26.10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-07-06] Accepted devscripts 2.26.10 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-06-22] Accepted devscripts 2.26.9~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Christoph Berg)
  • [2026-05-27] devscripts 2.26.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-05-17] Accepted devscripts 2.26.9 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-05-13] Accepted devscripts 2.26.8 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-04-03] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-04-03] devscripts 2.26.7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-31] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2026-03-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-03-12] devscripts 2.26.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-09] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-01-20] devscripts 2.26.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-18] Accepted devscripts 2.26.5 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-18] devscripts 2.26.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.4 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-10] devscripts 2.26.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-08] Accepted devscripts 2.26.3 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] Accepted devscripts 2.26.2 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] devscripts 2.26.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-04] Accepted devscripts 2.26.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-01] devscripts 2.25.33 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-29] Accepted devscripts 2.25.33 (source) into unstable (Daniel Gröber)
  • [2025-12-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.32 (source) into unstable (Daniel Gröber)
  • [2025-12-16] Accepted devscripts 2.25.31 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 536 551
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 216 221
  • M&W: 318 328
  • F&P: 1
  • patch: 37 39
  • help: 2
  • NC: 1
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  • version: 2.26.11ubuntu1
  • 43 bugs (1 patch)
  • patches for 2.26.11ubuntu1

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