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general

source: inetutils (main)
version: 2:2.7-2
maintainer: Guillem Jover (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2:2.0-1+deb11u2
oldstable: 2:2.4-2+deb12u1
old-sec: 2:2.4-2+deb12u2
stable: 2:2.6-3
stable-sec: 2:2.6-3+deb13u1
testing: 2:2.7-1
unstable: 2:2.7-2

versioned links

2:2.0-1+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.4-2+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.4-2+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.6-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.6-3+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.7-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

inetutils-ftp
inetutils-ftpd
inetutils-inetd
inetutils-ping (2 bugs: 0, 0, 2, 0)
inetutils-syslogd (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
inetutils-talk
inetutils-talkd (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
inetutils-telnet (2 bugs: 0, 0, 2, 0)
inetutils-telnetd (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
inetutils-tools
inetutils-traceroute
telnet
telnetd

action needed

1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-24061: telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.

Created: 2026-01-21 Last update: 2026-01-23 10:47

2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-01-23 10:47

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 fb345848246ee2d8fa0076f6e5d0bbe03d954d2c
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Jan 21 18:16:50 2026 +0100

    Add CVE and bug closure, and bump urgency for 2:2.7-2

Created: 2026-01-21 Last update: 2026-01-22 19:07

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 8 debian patches available in version 2:2.7-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

6 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: 2026-01-21 06:31

news

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[2026-01-22] Accepted inetutils 2:2.4-2+deb12u2 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guillem Jover)
[2026-01-22] Accepted inetutils 2:2.6-3+deb13u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guillem Jover)
[2026-01-20] Accepted inetutils 2:2.7-2 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-12-19] inetutils 2:2.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-17] Accepted inetutils 2:2.7-1 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-08-16] inetutils 2:2.6-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted inetutils 2:2.6-4 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-07-04] inetutils 2:2.6-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-22] Accepted inetutils 2:2.6-3 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-06-20] Accepted inetutils 2:2.6-2 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-02-25] inetutils 2:2.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-22] Accepted inetutils 2:2.6-1 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2025-02-20] inetutils 2:2.5-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-18] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-6 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2024-06-26] inetutils 2:2.5-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-23] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-5 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2024-05-09] inetutils 2:2.5-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-02] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-4 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2024-01-18] inetutils 2:2.5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-16] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-3 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2024-01-07] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-2 (source) into experimental (Guillem Jover)
[2024-01-01] inetutils 2:2.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-29] Accepted inetutils 2:2.5-1 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2023-10-08] Accepted inetutils 2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3 (source) into oldoldstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2023-09-24] Accepted inetutils 2:2.0-1+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guillem Jover)
[2023-09-05] Accepted inetutils 2:2.4-2+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guillem Jover)
[2023-08-23] inetutils 2:2.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-20] Accepted inetutils 2:2.4-3 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)
[2023-01-23] inetutils 2:2.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-18] Accepted inetutils 2:2.4-2 (source) into unstable (Guillem Jover)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 12
RC: 0
I&N: 4
M&W: 8
F&P: 0
patch: 2

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version: 2:2.6-4ubuntu1
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