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lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts

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source: dropbear (main)
version: 2026.93-1
maintainer: Guilhem Moulin (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: 2020.81-3+deb11u2
o-o-sec: 2020.81-3+deb11u3
o-o-p-u: 2020.81-3+deb11u2
oldstable: 2022.83-1+deb12u3
stable: 2025.89-1~deb13u1
stable-sec: 2025.89-1~deb13u1
testing: 2026.92-1
unstable: 2026.93-1

versioned links

2020.81-3+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2020.81-3+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022.83-1+deb12u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2025.89-1~deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2026.92-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2026.93-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

dropbear
dropbear-bin (2 bugs: 0, 1, 1, 0)
dropbear-initramfs (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 2026.93-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch 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: 2026-07-22 11:00

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for dropbear (2026.92-1 to 2026.93-1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 2 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/dropbear.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dropbear/2026.93-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
- Not considered

news

[2026-07-21] Accepted dropbear 2026.93-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2026-07-09] dropbear 2026.92-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-06] Accepted dropbear 2026.92-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2026-05-18] dropbear 2026.91-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-11] Accepted dropbear 2026.91-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2026-05-08] dropbear 2026.90-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-03] Accepted dropbear 2026.90-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-12-20] Accepted dropbear 2025.89-1~deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-12-19] Accepted dropbear 2025.89-1~deb13u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-12-19] dropbear 2025.89-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-16] Accepted dropbear 2025.89-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-08-01] dropbear 2025.88-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-08] Accepted dropbear 2025.88-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-06-19] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-05-28] dropbear 2025.88-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-17] Accepted dropbear 2020.81-3+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-security (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-05-07] Accepted dropbear 2025.88-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-03-24] dropbear 2025.87-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-05] Accepted dropbear 2025.87-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-01-03] dropbear 2024.86-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-01] Accepted dropbear 2024.86-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-10-30] dropbear 2024.86-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-23] Accepted dropbear 2024.86-1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-08-16] Accepted dropbear 2020.81-3+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-08-16] Accepted dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-07-14] dropbear 2024.85-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-09] Accepted dropbear 2024.85-3 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2024-06-05] dropbear 2024.85-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-05] dropbear 2024.85-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-02] Accepted dropbear 2024.85-2 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 5
RC: 0
I&N: 3
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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