policykit-1 - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: policykit-1 (main)
version: 127-3
maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Martin Pitt [DMD] – Michael Biebl [DMD] – Simon McVittie [DMD] – Luca Boccassi [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: 0.105-31+deb11u1
o-o-sec: 0.105-31+deb11u2
oldstable: 122-3
stable: 126-2
testing: 127-3
unstable: 127-3

versioned links

0.105-31+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.105-31+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
122-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
126-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
127-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

gir1.2-polkit-1.0
libpolkit-agent-1-0
libpolkit-agent-1-dev
libpolkit-gobject-1-0
libpolkit-gobject-1-dev
pkexec (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
policykit-1-doc
polkitd (4 bugs: 0, 4, 0, 0)

action needed

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that policykit-1 depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2022-10-13 Last update: 2026-08-05 05:00

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 127-4, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 676da35996c7f4c1f94cee7e96899307282badde
Author: Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
Date:   Tue Apr 28 13:48:43 2026 +0200

    Update debian/changelog

commit e4572b0413f90063e49fee495774f290ff5f48e8
Author: Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
Date:   Tue Apr 28 13:44:15 2026 +0200

    Actually include the patch as well.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore

commit f1d838baae142f0e35ea1249ddbc47103ea1af7c
Author: Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
Date:   Tue Apr 28 13:40:51 2026 +0200

    Add patch to fix build on hurd (ucred)

commit 66e1058149ec9b431056df1090c76e81b4774f4b
Author: Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
Date:   Tue Apr 28 12:57:09 2026 +0200

    Only build-dep selinux on linux-any
    
    Apparently the lintian advice was a trap.

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

Created: 2026-04-28 Last update: 2026-08-01 01:20

lintian reports 2 warnings normal

Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-04-28 Last update: 2026-04-28 03:31

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-2026-4897: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the `polkit-agent-helper-1` setuid binary via standard input (stdin). This unbounded input can lead to an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.

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

Created: 2026-03-27 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 127-3 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: 2026-04-28 Last update: 2026-04-28 09:30

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 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-27 21:15

news

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[2026-05-02] policykit-1 127-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-29] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31+deb11u2 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Andreas Henriksson)
[2026-04-27] Accepted policykit-1 127-3 (source) into unstable (Andreas Henriksson)
[2026-02-18] policykit-1 127-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-09] Accepted policykit-1 127-2 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2025-12-20] policykit-1 127-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-17] Accepted policykit-1 127-1 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2025-01-20] policykit-1 126-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-17] Accepted policykit-1 126-2 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
[2025-01-16] policykit-1 126-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-13] Accepted policykit-1 126-1 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2024-08-12] policykit-1 125-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-08] Accepted policykit-1 125-2 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2024-08-08] Accepted policykit-1 125-1 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2024-07-09] policykit-1 124-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-04] Accepted policykit-1 124-3 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
[2024-05-06] policykit-1 124-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-16] Accepted policykit-1 124-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2024-01-23] policykit-1 124-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-21] Accepted policykit-1 124-1 (source) into unstable (Luca Boccassi)
[2023-10-24] policykit-1 123-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-10-20] Accepted policykit-1 123-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2023-10-19] Accepted policykit-1 123-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2023-08-05] policykit-1 123-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-02] Accepted policykit-1 123-1 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2023-06-21] policykit-1 122-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-12] Accepted policykit-1 122-4 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2023-02-03] policykit-1 122-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-31] Accepted policykit-1 122-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2023-01-23] policykit-1 122-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 22 24
RC: 0
I&N: 21 23
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 0

links

homepage
lintian (0, 2)
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
popcon
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version: 127-3