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general
  • source: fetchmail (main)
  • version: 6.5.6-2
  • maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) (DMD)
  • arch: any
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: unknown
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 6.4.16-4+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 6.4.37-1
  • stable: 6.4.39-1
  • testing: 6.5.6-2
  • unstable: 6.5.6-2
versioned links
  • 6.4.16-4+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.4.37-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.4.39-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.5.6-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • fetchmail (47 bugs: 1, 21, 25, 0)
action needed
Debci reports failed tests high
  • unstable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:54
    Last run: 2025-10-04T06:28:46.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • testing: fail (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:16
    Last run: 2025-09-16T09:36:19.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • stable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:19
    Last run: 2025-08-19T23:27:20.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-09-15 Last update: 2025-10-18 19:31
Marked for autoremoval on 01 November: #1039198 high
Version 6.5.6-2 of fetchmail is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 01 Nov 2025. It is affected by #1039198. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2025-10-15 Last update: 2025-10-18 19:30
A new upstream version is available: 7.0.0-alpha11 high
A new upstream version 7.0.0-alpha11 is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2025-10-06 Last update: 2025-10-18 14:31
1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2025-04-10 Last update: 2025-10-18 19:00
lintian reports 1 warning normal
Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-10-07 Last update: 2025-10-07 05:59
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-2025-61962: (needs triaging) In fetchmail before 6.5.6, the SMTP client can crash when authenticating upon receiving a 334 status code in a malformed context.

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

Created: 2025-10-03 Last update: 2025-10-09 04:00
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-2025-61962: (needs triaging) In fetchmail before 6.5.6, the SMTP client can crash when authenticating upon receiving a 334 status code in a malformed context.

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

Created: 2025-10-03 Last update: 2025-10-09 04:00
debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 6.5.6-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 3 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: 2025-10-07 08:02
news
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  • [2025-10-09] fetchmail 6.5.6-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-06] Accepted fetchmail 6.5.6-2 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2025-10-03] Accepted fetchmail 6.5.6-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2025-09-22] fetchmail REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-07-27] fetchmail 6.4.39-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-07-24] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.39-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2024-02-08] fetchmail 6.4.38-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-02-03] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.38-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2023-03-10] fetchmail 6.4.37-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-02-27] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.37-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2023-02-03] fetchmail 6.4.36-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-01-31] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.36-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2023-01-17] fetchmail 6.4.35-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-01-10] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.35-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-10-21] fetchmail 6.4.34-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-10-18] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.34-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-09-18] fetchmail 6.4.33-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-09-15] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.33-2 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-09-04] fetchmail 6.4.33-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-09-04] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.33-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-08-05] fetchmail 6.4.32-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-08-03] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.32-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-07-20] fetchmail 6.4.31-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-07-17] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.31-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-05-01] fetchmail 6.4.30-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-04-28] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.30-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-03-23] fetchmail 6.4.29-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-03-20] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.29-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2022-03-09] fetchmail 6.4.28-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-03-06] Accepted fetchmail 6.4.28-1 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 48
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 21
  • M&W: 25
  • F&P: 1
  • patch: 1
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