My contribution to Debian - April 2026

I’ve worked on the packages mentioned below, for Freexian LTS/ELTS .

Many thanks to Freexian and our sponsors for providing this opportunity!

LTS

  • libexif: I released DLA-4558-1 fixing CVE-2026-40386, CVE-2026-40385 and CVE-2026-32775. Also I created the backport for trixie and bookworm.

  • pyasn1: I released DLA-4557-1 fixing CVE-2026-30922. Also I created the backport for trixie and bookworm.

  • Work in python-flask-httpauth to fix CVE-2026-34531.

  • Continue working in python-authlib to fix CVE-2026-27962, CVE-2026-28490 and CVE-2026-28498

ELTS

  • Update python-gevent for (E)LTS team according to review. Preparing for upload.

  • Working in pyasn1 to fix CVE-2026-30922 in buster.

DFSG Team

  • Review python-sphinx-scrapy for DFSG. It was accepted

  • Review pocketpy for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • Review pytest-textual-snapshot for DFSG. It was accepted

  • Review pocketpy for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • Review golang-github-bitfinexcom-bitfinex-api-go version 2.2.9-1 for DFSG. It was accepted.

  • Review pocketpy version 2.1.8+ds-1 for DFSG. It was accept

  • Review python-annotated-doc version 0.0.4-1 for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • Review python-valkey version 6.1.1-1 for DFSG. It was rejected

  • Review python-elastic-apm version 6.25.0-1 for DFSG. It was accepted

  • Review pymatgen-core-test-files version 2026.4.7-1 for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • Review rust-vcs-graph version 3.4.0-1. for DFSG. It was accepted

Sponsorship

  • Review fingwit for sponsor it.

Debian Python Team

  • apispec: New upstream release 6.10.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • citeproc-py: New upstream release 0.9.2. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • kiwisolver: New upstream release 1.5.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • myst-parser: New usptream release 5.0.0. Packae updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • markdown-it-py: New upstream release 4.0.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • Sponsor python-generic version 1.1.7. Kudos to Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi modaresisofthard@proton.me.

  • python-docformatter: New usptream release _1.7.8. Packages updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • python-marshmallow-sqlalchemy: New upstream release 1.5.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

  • python-pytest-asyncio: New upstream release 1.4.0a1. Package updates. Work in progress.

Forums Debian

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  • 04:

    • Review python-sphinx-scrapy for DFSG. It was accepted

    • Review pocketpy for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • 09:

    • Review pytest-textual-snapshot for DFSG. It was accepted

  • 10

    • Review pocketpy for DFSG. It was rejected.

  • 13:

    • Review golang-github-bitfinexcom-bitfinex-api-go version 2.2.9-1 for DFSG. It was accepted.

    • Review pocketpy version 2.1.8+ds-1 for DFSG. It was accept

    • Review python-annotated-doc version 0.0.4-1 for DFSG. It was rejected.

    • Review python-valkey version 6.1.1-1 for DFSG. It was rejected

    • Review python-elastic-apm version 6.25.0-1 for DFSG. It was accepted

  • 16:

    • Review pymatgen-core-test-files version 2026.4.7-1 for DFSG. It was rejected.

    • Review rust-vcs-graph version 3.4.0-1. for DFSG. It was accepted

  • 17:

    • Start working in libexif. This is sponsored by Freexian.

  • 18:

    • Prepare trixie-pu for libexif/0.6.25-1+deb13u1. See #1134175

  • 19:

  • 20

    • Prepare bookworm-pu for libexif/0.6.24-1+deb12u1. See #1134478

    • Send to review libexif version 0.6.22-3+deb11u1 to review. This is sponsored by Freexian.

    • Review fingwit for sponsor it.

  • 26:

    • Debian User Forums Best Threads of the Week - 2026-04-26

    • apispec: New upstream release 6.10.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • citeproc-py: New upstream release 0.9.2. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • kiwisolver: New upstream release 1.5.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • myst-parser: New usptream release 5.0.0. Packae updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • markdown-it-py: New upstream release 4.0.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • Sponsor python-generic version 1.1.7. Kudos to Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi modaresisofthard@proton.me.

    • python-docformatter: New usptream release _1.7.8. Packages updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • python-marshmallow-sqlalchemy: New upstream release 1.5.0. Package updates. Uploaded to unstable.

    • python-pytest-asyncio: New upstream release 1.4.0a1. Package updates. Work in progress.

  • 29:

    • Update python-gevent for (E)LTS team according to reviewer.

  • 30:

    • Upload pyasn1 to bullseye-security to fix CVE-2026-30922 (see #1131371). [DLA-4557-1](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00001.html]() was sent.

  • Upload libexif to bullseye-security to fix CVE-2026-40386, CVE-2026-40385, CVE-2026-32775 (see #1133923, #1133922, #1131116). DLA-4558-1 was sent.