CVE catalog
CVE-2025-8454
devscripts: CVE-2025-8454
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.26% · Oct 25, 2026
It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | devscripts | sid | 2.26.13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devscripts | forky | 2.26.13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devscripts | trixie | 2.25.15+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devscripts | bookworm | 2.23.4+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | devscripts | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1109251] |
| Debian | devscripts | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1109251] |
| Debian | devscripts | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1109251] |
| Debian | devscripts | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1109251] |
Notes
[trixie] devscripts: Can be fixed via a point release [bookworm] devscripts: Can be fixed via a point release
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [devscripts]Affected
Details (4)
2.23.4+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.23.4+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.25.15~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.25.15~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [devscripts]Affected
Details (4)
2.25.15+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.25.15+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.26.11~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.26.11~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsAffected
dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
Observed: