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general

source: wpa (main)
version: 2:2.11-5
maintainer: Debian Networking Team (DMD)
uploaders: Andrej Shadura [DMD]
std-ver: 4.4.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2
o-o-sec: 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u3
o-o-p-u: 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2
oldstable: 2:2.10-12+deb12u3
old-sec: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
stable: 2:2.10-24
testing: 2:2.11-4
unstable: 2:2.11-5

versioned links

2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.9.0-21+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.10-12+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.10-12+deb12u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.10-24: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.11-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2:2.11-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

eapoltest (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
hostapd (20 bugs: 0, 19, 1, 0)
libwpa-client-dev
wpagui (6 bugs: 0, 5, 1, 0)
wpasupplicant (72 bugs: 0, 58, 14, 0)
wpasupplicant-udeb

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

more than one main upstream tarballs listed.

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-10-30 11:01

A new upstream version is available: 2.12 high

A new upstream version 2.12 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-10-22 Last update: 2026-10-30 11:01

2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-78807: An issue in wpa_supplicant all versions before v.2.12 allows a local attacker to bypass proper network context and AKMP matching for PMKSA caching via missing validation in the driver based PMKSA selection path in wpa.c
TEMP-1148985-A50803:

Created: 2026-09-11 Last update: 2026-10-30 00:30

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

TEMP-1148985-A50803:

Created: 2026-09-11 Last update: 2026-10-30 00:30

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

TEMP-1148985-A50803:

Created: 2026-09-11 Last update: 2026-10-30 00:30

2 security issues in bookworm high

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-78807: An issue in wpa_supplicant all versions before v.2.12 allows a local attacker to bypass proper network context and AKMP matching for PMKSA caching via missing validation in the driver based PMKSA selection path in wpa.c
TEMP-1148985-A50803:

Created: 2026-09-11 Last update: 2026-10-30 00:30

9 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 9 bugs (10 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-10-30 14:00

lintian reports 7 warnings normal

Lintian reports 7 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-10-22 Last update: 2026-10-22 10:00

AppStream hints: 1 warning normal

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

wpagui: 1 warning

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

Created: 2020-06-01 Last update: 2020-06-01 01:13

debian/patches: 21 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 24 debian patches available in version 2:2.11-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

21 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: 2026-10-30 09:31

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 4.4.1).

Created: 2020-01-21 Last update: 2026-10-30 07:50

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migration status for wpa (2:2.11-4 to 2:2.11-5): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for netplan.io/1.2.2-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for wpa/2:2.11-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64, ppc64el, s390x - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/w/wpa.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-10-29] Accepted wpa 2:2.11-5 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura)
[2026-10-24] wpa 2:2.11-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-10-21] Accepted wpa 2:2.11-4 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura)
[2026-10-21] Accepted wpa 2:2.11-3 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2026-02-16] Accepted wpa 2:2.11-2 (source) into experimental (Andrej Shadura)
[2026-02-16] Accepted wpa 2:2.11-1 (source) into experimental (Andrej Shadura)
[2025-11-10] wpa 2:2.10-25 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-08] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-25 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2025-06-21] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2025-04-12] Accepted wpa 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-security (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2025-03-24] wpa 2:2.10-24 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-22] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-24 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2025-03-21] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-23 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2024-08-27] wpa 2:2.10-22 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-09] Accepted wpa 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2024-08-08] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2024-08-06] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-22 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2024-08-06] Accepted wpa 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2024-08-06] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2024-06-20] Accepted wpa 2:2.9.0-21+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-20] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-12+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-05-03] wpa 2:2.10-21.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-28] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-21.1 (source) into unstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-02-27] Accepted wpa 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u4 (source) into oldoldstable (Chris Lamb)
[2023-12-27] wpa 2:2.10-21 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-25] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-21 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2023-12-18] wpa 2:2.10-20 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-10] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-20 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2023-11-30] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-18 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
[2023-11-28] Accepted wpa 2:2.10-17 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 99 103
RC: 1
I&N: 83 86
M&W: 15 16
F&P: 0
patch: 9 10

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 2:2.11-2ubuntu2
34 bugs (2 patches)
patches for 2:2.11-2ubuntu2