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retroarch

Simple frontend for the libretro library

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general
  • source: retroarch (main)
  • version: 1.22.2+dfsg-3
  • maintainer: Debian Games Team (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Jonathan McDowell [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.6.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1
  • oldstable: 1.14.0+dfsg-1
  • stable: 1.20.0+dfsg-2
  • testing: 1.22.2+dfsg-2
  • unstable: 1.22.2+dfsg-3
versioned links
  • 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.14.0+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.20.0+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.22.2+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.22.2+dfsg-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • retroarch (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • retroarch-dev
action needed
Marked for autoremoval on 20 October: #1144026 high
Version 1.22.2+dfsg-2 of retroarch is marked for autoremoval from testing on Tue 20 Oct 2026. It is affected by #1144026. The removal of retroarch will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependencies: dolphin-emu, genesisplusgx, kodi-game-libretro, libretro-beetle-pce-fast, libretro-beetle-psx, libretro-beetle-vb, libretro-beetle-wswan, libretro-bsnes-mercury, libretro-desmume, libretro-gambatte, libretro-nestopia, libretro-snes9x, mgba, pcsx2, rcheevos, sameboy. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2026-09-19 Last update: 2026-09-22 11:31
debian/patches: 9 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 10 debian patches available in version 1.22.2+dfsg-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 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: 2026-09-21 09:31
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-2025-9136: (needs triaging) A flaw has been found in libretro RetroArch 1.18.0/1.19.0/1.20.0. This affects the function filestream_vscanf of the file libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 mitigates this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-09-21 00:32
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 4.6.2).
Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2026-09-20 22:32
testing migrations
  • This package is part of the ongoing testing transition known as auto-ffmpeg. Please avoid uploads unrelated to this transition, they would likely delay it and require supplementary work from the release managers. On the other hand, if your package has problems preventing it to migrate to testing, please fix them as soon as possible. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
  • excuses:
    • Migrates after: ffmpeg
    • Migration status for retroarch (1.22.2+dfsg-2 to 1.22.2+dfsg-3): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
    • ∙ ∙ Depends: retroarch ffmpeg (not considered)
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Updating retroarch will fix bugs in testing: #1144026
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/r/retroarch.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-09-20] Accepted retroarch 1.22.2+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2025-12-26] retroarch 1.22.2+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-20] Accepted retroarch 1.22.2+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2025-12-15] Accepted retroarch 1.22.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2025-09-04] retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-30] Accepted retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2025-02-21] retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-15] Accepted retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2025-02-14] retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-09] Accepted retroarch 1.20.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2024-07-13] retroarch 1.19.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-07-07] Accepted retroarch 1.19.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2024-05-03] retroarch 1.18.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-04-02] Accepted retroarch 1.18.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2023-12-24] retroarch 1.16.0.3+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-12-17] Accepted retroarch 1.16.0.3+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2023-10-06] retroarch 1.15.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-09-30] Accepted retroarch 1.15.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2023-02-09] Accepted retroarch 1.14.0+dfsg-1~bpo11+1 (source amd64 all) into bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Boyuan Yang)
  • [2023-01-19] retroarch 1.14.0+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-01-13] Accepted retroarch 1.14.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2023-01-10] Accepted retroarch 1.13.0+dfsg-3 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2023-01-10] retroarch 1.13.0+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-30] Accepted retroarch 1.13.0+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2022-12-23] Accepted retroarch 1.13.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan McDowell)
  • [2022-07-24] retroarch REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-02-17] retroarch 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-02-12] Accepted retroarch 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1 (source) into unstable (Emfox Zhou) (signed by: Wei Zhou)
  • [2018-08-21] retroarch 1.7.3+dfsg1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2018-08-11] Accepted retroarch 1.7.3+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Sérgio Benjamim) (signed by: Gianfranco Costamagna)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 4
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 1
  • M&W: 3
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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