mutt - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: mutt (main)
version: 2.4.1-1
maintainer: Mutt maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Antonio Radici [DMD]
arch: 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: 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3
o-o-sec: 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3
oldstable: 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1
old-sec: 2.2.9-1+deb12u1
stable: 2.2.13-1+deb13u1
testing: 2.4.1-1
unstable: 2.4.1-1

versioned links

2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.2.9-1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.2.13-1+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.4.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

mutt (67 bugs: 0, 26, 41, 0)

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 2.4.2 high

A new upstream version 2.4.2 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-09-03 Last update: 2026-10-10 03:02

1 security issue in trixie high

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-107570: heap OOB write in convert_file_from_to() via a crafted Content-Type header allows attacker to OOB write when email is used as a template.

Created: 2026-10-09 Last update: 2026-10-09 15:03

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-107570: heap OOB write in convert_file_from_to() via a crafted Content-Type header allows attacker to OOB write when email is used as a template.

Created: 2026-10-09 Last update: 2026-10-09 15:03

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-107570: heap OOB write in convert_file_from_to() via a crafted Content-Type header allows attacker to OOB write when email is used as a template.

Created: 2026-10-09 Last update: 2026-10-09 15:03

7 security issues in bookworm high

There are 7 open security issues in bookworm.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-107570: heap OOB write in convert_file_from_to() via a crafted Content-Type header allows attacker to OOB write when email is used as a template.

6 issues postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2026-43859: (needs triaging) mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes uses strfcpy instead of memcpy for the IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.
CVE-2026-43860: (needs triaging) mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes truncates the hash_passwd by one byte for IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.
CVE-2026-43861: (needs triaging) mutt before 2.3.2 does not check for '\0' in url_pct_decode.
CVE-2026-43862: (needs triaging) In mutt before 2.3.2, the imap_auth_gss security level is mishandled.
CVE-2026-43863: (needs triaging) mutt before 2.3.2 has an infinite loop in data_object_to_stream in crypt-gpgme.c.
CVE-2026-43864: (needs triaging) mutt before 2.3.2 has a show_sig_summary NULL pointer dereference.

Created: 2026-10-09 Last update: 2026-10-09 15:03

AppStream hints: 1 error and 1 warning high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

mutt: 1 error and 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-06-04 Last update: 2022-01-21 06:05

7 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 7 bugs (8 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-10-10 03:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that mutt depends on which need a new maintainer are:

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

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2026-10-10 02:30

debian/patches: 13 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 14 debian patches available in version 2.4.1-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

13 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: 2026-07-21 15:30

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: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2026-07-21 09:20

news

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[2026-07-26] mutt 2.4.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-21] Accepted mutt 2.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2026-07-04] Accepted mutt 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Moritz Mühlenhoff)
[2026-06-27] mutt 2.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-21] Accepted mutt 2.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2026-06-13] mutt 2.3.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-07] Accepted mutt 2.3.2-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2024-08-01] mutt 2.2.13-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-27] Accepted mutt 2.2.13-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2023-10-27] mutt 2.2.12-0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-10-25] mutt REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-24] Accepted mutt 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior)
[2023-09-20] Accepted mutt 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u7 (source) into oldoldstable (Santiago Ruano Rincón)
[2023-09-12] Accepted mutt 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2023-09-12] Accepted mutt 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2023-09-12] mutt 2.2.12-0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-10] Accepted mutt 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2023-09-10] Accepted mutt 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2023-09-10] Accepted mutt 2.2.12-0.1 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Andrzej Siewior)
[2022-12-09] Accepted mutt 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2022-11-19] mutt 2.2.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-11-13] Accepted mutt 2.2.9-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2022-09-11] mutt 2.2.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-09-05] Accepted mutt 2.2.7-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2022-08-06] Accepted mutt 1.10.1-2.1+deb10u6 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2022-07-14] mutt 2.2.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-07-09] Accepted mutt 2.2.6-1 (source) into unstable (Antonio Radici)
[2022-05-14] Accepted mutt 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2022-05-14] mutt 2.2.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-10] Accepted mutt 1.7.2-1+deb9u6 (source) into oldoldstable (Utkarsh Gupta)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 72 73
RC: 1
I&N: 27
M&W: 42 43
F&P: 2
patch: 7 8

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version: 2.4.1-1
43 bugs (3 patches)