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general
  • source: libxtst (main)
  • version: 2:1.2.6-1
  • maintainer: Debian X Strike Force (archive) (DMD)
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.7.0
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2:1.2.3-1
  • oldstable: 2:1.2.3-1.1
  • stable: 2:1.2.5-1
  • testing: 2:1.2.5-1
  • unstable: 2:1.2.6-1
versioned links
  • 2:1.2.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:1.2.3-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:1.2.5-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:1.2.6-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • libxtst-dev
  • libxtst-doc
  • libxtst6
  • libxtst6-udeb
action needed
2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-94286: An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
  • CVE-2026-109088: A malicious X server could send malformed  RECORD EnableContext reolies that can cause a X client using the parse_reply_call_callback function in libXtst before 1.2.6 to enter a endless loop.
Created: 2026-09-29 Last update: 2026-10-28 06:30
2 security issues in bookworm high

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-109088: A malicious X server could send malformed  RECORD EnableContext reolies that can cause a X client using the parse_reply_call_callback function in libXtst before 1.2.6 to enter a endless loop.
1 issue postponed or untriaged:
  • CVE-2026-94286: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
Created: 2026-10-27 Last update: 2026-10-28 06:30
lintian reports 1 error and 8 warnings high
Lintian reports 1 error and 8 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-10-28 Last update: 2026-10-28 04:31
2 low-priority security issues in trixie low

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-94286: (needs triaging) An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
  • CVE-2026-109088: (needs triaging) A malicious X server could send malformed  RECORD EnableContext reolies that can cause a X client using the parse_reply_call_callback function in libXtst before 1.2.6 to enter a endless loop.

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

Created: 2026-09-29 Last update: 2026-10-28 06:30
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 4.7.0).
Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-10-27 12:20
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for libxtst (2:1.2.5-1 to 2:1.2.6-1): Will attempt migration (Any information below is purely informational)
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/libx/libxtst.html
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libreoffice/4:26.8.1.1-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), armhf: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), loong64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openjdk-21/21.0.13+9-1: arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Pass, loong64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openjdk-25/25.0.5+8-1: arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Pass, loong64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openjdk-26/26.0.2.1+1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openjdk-27/27~34ea-1: arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Pass, loong64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openjdk-28/28~18ea-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • ∙ ∙ 5 days old (needed 5 days)
news
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  • [2026-10-27] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.6-1 (source) into unstable (Emilio Pozuelo Monfort)
  • [2025-01-30] libxtst 2:1.2.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-22] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.5-1 (source) into unstable (Timo Aaltonen)
  • [2022-06-19] libxtst 2:1.2.3-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-06-14] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.3-1.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2017-11-17] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.2-1+deb8u1 (source all amd64) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Julien Cristau)
  • [2016-12-16] libxtst 2:1.2.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2016-12-06] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.3-1 (source) into unstable (Emilio Pozuelo Monfort)
  • [2016-10-26] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.1-1+deb7u2 (source all amd64) into oldstable (Emilio Pozuelo Monfort)
  • [2013-08-23] libxtst 2:1.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-08-12] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.2-1 (source all amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2013-05-26] libxtst 2:1.2.1-1+deb7u1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-05-23] Accepted libxtst 2:1.1.0-3+squeeze1 (source amd64) (Moritz Muehlenhoff)
  • [2013-05-23] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.1-1+deb7u1 (source all amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2012-05-09] libxtst 2:1.2.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2012-04-24] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.1-1 (source all amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2011-11-01] libxtst 2:1.2.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-10-22] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.0-4 (source amd64) (Steve Langasek)
  • [2011-07-31] libxtst 2:1.2.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-07-20] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.0-3 (source amd64) (Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2011-03-05] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.0-2 (source amd64) (Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2011-02-06] libxtst 2:1.2.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2010-11-19] Accepted libxtst 2:1.2.0-1 (source amd64) (Cyril Brulebois)
  • [2010-07-04] libxtst 2:1.1.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2010-06-23] Accepted libxtst 2:1.1.0-3 (source amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2010-01-14] libxtst 2:1.1.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2010-01-07] Accepted libxtst 2:1.1.0-2 (source amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2009-11-26] Accepted libxtst 2:1.1.0-1 (source i386) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2009-09-29] Accepted libxtst 2:1.0.99.2-2 (source amd64) (Julien Cristau)
  • [2009-09-29] Accepted libxtst 2:1.0.99.2-1 (source amd64) (Julien Cristau)
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