dracut - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: dracut (main)
version: 112-2
maintainer: Debian Kernel Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Benjamin Drung [DMD] – Thomas Lange [DMD]
arch: all any
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: 051-1
oldstable: 059-4
old-bpo: 106-5~bpo12+1
stable: 106-6
testing: 112-1
unstable: 112-2

versioned links

051-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
059-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
106-5~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
106-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
112-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
112-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

dracut (14 bugs: 0, 9, 5, 0)
dracut-core (10 bugs: 0, 10, 0, 0)
dracut-install (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
dracut-network (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
dracut-test

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 1:58:32
Last run: 2026-08-22T18:11:11.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: fail (log)
The tests ran in 2:24:04
Last run: 2026-08-27T23:37:38.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:43:19
Last run: 2026-08-26T09:25:25.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2026-08-28 Last update: 2026-08-29 02:00

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-15816: A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

Created: 2026-08-10 Last update: 2026-08-26 06:30

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-15816: A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

Created: 2026-08-10 Last update: 2026-08-26 06:30

3 security issues in bullseye high

There are 3 open security issues in bullseye.

3 important issues:

CVE-2026-6893: A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.
CVE-2026-15816: A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.
CVE-2026-16445: A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based initrd network module. These options are improperly handled and written into a temporary shell script without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs during system boot.

Created: 2026-06-11 Last update: 2026-08-26 06:30

3 security issues in bookworm high

There are 3 open security issues in bookworm.

3 important issues:

CVE-2026-6893: A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.
CVE-2026-15816: A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.
CVE-2026-16445: A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based initrd network module. These options are improperly handled and written into a temporary shell script without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs during system boot.

Created: 2026-06-11 Last update: 2026-08-26 06:30

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-08-15 Last update: 2026-08-29 01:31

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit b2640f4991714998a985b7359e0d9dfcbbfb9910
Author: Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung@canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 27 10:30:58 2026 +0200

    Document that the systemd-pcrextend module needs systemd-tpm

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/kernel-team%2Fdracut API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-08-28 Last update: 2026-08-28 00:21

debian/patches: 23 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 24 debian patches available in version 112-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

23 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: 2026-08-26 Last update: 2026-08-26 09:30

3 low-priority security issues in trixie low

There are 3 open security issues in trixie.

3 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2026-6893: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. These options are improperly handled and written into temporary shell scripts without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs, potentially compromising the system's boot and network behavior.
CVE-2026-15816: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.
CVE-2026-16445: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based initrd network module. These options are improperly handled and written into a temporary shell script without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs during system boot.

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

Created: 2026-06-11 Last update: 2026-08-26 06:30

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for dracut (112-1 to 112-2): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for clevis/23-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cryptsetup/2:2.8.7-1: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dracut/112-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for initramfs-tools/0.151: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for linux/7.1.8-2: armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mandos/1.8.19-1.1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for multipath-tools/0.15.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sg3-utils/1.48-3: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for zfs-linux/2.4.3-3: arm64: Pass ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for zfs-linux/2.4.4-1: amd64: Pass, armhf: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/dracut.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

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[2026-08-26] Accepted dracut 112-2 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-08-09] dracut 112-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-08-03] Accepted dracut 112-1 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-07-22] dracut 111-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-16] Accepted dracut 111-6 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-07-14] dracut 111-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-08] Accepted dracut 111-5 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-07-04] dracut 111-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-29] Accepted dracut 111-4 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-06-26] dracut 111-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-18] Accepted dracut 111-3 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-05-23] dracut 111-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-07] Accepted dracut 111-2 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-05-02] Accepted dracut 111-1 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-04-20] dracut 110-12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-14] Accepted dracut 110-12 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-04-13] Accepted dracut 110-11 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-04-10] Accepted dracut 110-10 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-04-07] Accepted dracut 110-9 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-04-02] dracut 110-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-27] Accepted dracut 110-8 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-03-27] dracut 110-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-21] Accepted dracut 110-7 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-03-19] Accepted dracut 110-6 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-03-19] dracut 110-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-13] Accepted dracut 110-5 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-03-11] dracut 110-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-05] Accepted dracut 110-4 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
[2026-03-04] dracut 110-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-26] Accepted dracut 110-3 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 28
RC: 0
I&N: 23
M&W: 5
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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