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general

source: samba (main)
version: 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1
maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Mathieu Parent [DMD] – Michael Tokarev [DMD] – Jelmer Vernooĳ [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u6
o-o-sec: 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u7
oldstable: 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u3
old-sec: 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1
old-bpo: 2:4.22.6+dfsg-0+deb13u1~bpo12+1
old-upd: 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u2
stable: 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1
stable-bpo: 2:4.23.6+dfsg-2~bpo13+1
testing: 2:4.23.6+dfsg-2
unstable: 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1

versioned links

2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.22.6+dfsg-0+deb13u1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.23.6+dfsg-2~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.23.6+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:4.24.1+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ctdb
ldb-tools
libldb-dev
libldb2
libnss-winbind
libpam-winbind (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libsmbclient
libsmbclient-dev (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libsmbclient0
libtalloc-dev
libtalloc2
libtdb-dev
libtdb1
libtevent-dev
libtevent0
libtevent0t64
libwbclient-dev
libwbclient0
python3-ldb
python3-samba
python3-talloc
python3-tdb
registry-tools
samba (32 bugs: 0, 25, 7, 0)
samba-ad-dc
samba-ad-provision
samba-common
samba-common-bin (3 bugs: 0, 1, 2, 0)
samba-dev
samba-dsdb-modules
samba-libs
samba-testsuite
samba-vfs-ceph
samba-vfs-glusterfs
samba-vfs-modules
smbclient (8 bugs: 0, 6, 2, 0)
tdb-tools
winbind (4 bugs: 0, 4, 0, 0)

action needed

debian/patches: 1 patch with invalid metadata, 9 patches to forward upstream high

Among the 28 debian patches available in version 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
9 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: 2026-04-17 20:01

2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-20 18:16

lintian reports 20 warnings normal

Lintian reports 20 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-03-08 Last update: 2026-04-17 21:01

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) low

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

samba-vfs-modules could be converted to Architecture: all and marked Multi-Arch: foreign

Created: 2026-04-18 Last update: 2026-04-20 15:01

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-17 18:17

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for samba (2:4.23.6+dfsg-2 to 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for samba/2:4.24.1+dfsg-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for scapy/2.7.0+dfsg1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/s/samba.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on ppc64el
- Not considered

news

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[2026-04-17] Accepted samba 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-03-18] Accepted samba 2:4.24.0+dfsg-1 (source) into experimental (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-03-15] samba 2:4.23.6+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-11] Accepted samba 2:4.23.6+dfsg-2~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-03-08] Accepted samba 2:4.23.6+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-03-07] Accepted samba 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Tokarev)
[2026-03-01] samba 2:4.23.6+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-27] Accepted samba 2:4.23.6+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-02-07] Accepted samba 2:4.24.0~rc2+dfsg-1 (source) into experimental (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-01-26] Accepted samba 2:4.23.5+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-01-26] samba 2:4.23.5+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-24] Accepted samba 2:4.23.5+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-01-21] Accepted samba 2:4.24.0~rc1+dfsg-3 (source) into experimental (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-01-20] Accepted samba 2:4.24.0~rc1+dfsg-2 (source) into experimental (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-01-20] Accepted samba 2:4.24.0~rc1+dfsg-1 (source) into experimental (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-12-17] Accepted samba 2:4.23.4+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-12-16] samba 2:4.23.4+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-12] Accepted samba 2:4.23.4+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-12-07] Accepted samba 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Tokarev)
[2025-11-26] Accepted samba 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u7 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Paride Legovini)
[2025-11-11] Accepted samba 2:4.23.3+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (all amd64 source) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Tokarev)
[2025-11-10] samba 2:4.23.3+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-08] Accepted samba 2:4.22.6+dfsg-0+deb13u1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-11-07] Accepted samba 2:4.23.3+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-11-01] Accepted samba 2:4.22.6+dfsg-0+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Tokarev)
[2025-10-18] samba 2:4.23.2+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-15] Accepted samba 2:4.23.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-09-29] samba 2:4.23.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-26] Accepted samba 2:4.23.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-09-19] samba 2:4.23.0+dfsg-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 54
RC: 0
I&N: 38
M&W: 15
F&P: 1
patch: 2

links

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 2:4.23.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
345 bugs (7 patches)
patches for 2:4.23.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2