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FOSS activity in October 2026

6 November 2026

  • Debian packages:
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to #1150535: firmware-amd-graphics: Raphael iGPU SMU fails on resume from s2idle with 20260810 blobs, works with 20240318
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 20260916-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    • kernel-sec:
      • Merge requests:
        • opened !32: Handle references to pending commits in vulns.git
        • opened !33: Add 5.10-bullseye-elts branch
    • kup:
      • Merge requests:
        • reviewed !3: New upstream version
    • linux:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to #1149564: linux-image-6.12.111+deb13-amd64: 6.12.111-1 regression crash bnxt_en: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
        • replied to #1149641: linux: 6.12.111-1 regression: ASUS N-KEY keyboard (0b05:1866) dead, hid-asus “failed to request functions: -75”, cannot unlock LUKS root (GA401IV)
        • replied to #1150352: linux-image-amd64: cannot upgrade from backported kernel 7.1.13 to 7.2.6
      • Merge requests:
        • reviewed !2067: Introduce build profile for unsigned build
        • merged !2115: 6.1 stable updates
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 7.2.11-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
        • uploaded version 7.2.9-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    • linux-6.12:
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 to bookworm-security
        • uploaded version 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 to bookworm-security
    • linux-base:
      • Merge requests:
        • reviewed and merged !24: Also accept vmlinuz.unsigned as fallback
  • Mailing lists:
    • debian-backports:
      • replied to bpo-kernel breaks out-of-tree kernel modules (from stable)
    • debian-kernel:
      • posted Agenda items for kernel-team meeting on 2026-10-28
    • debian-lts-announce:
      • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4817-1] linux-6.12 security update
      • posted [SECURITY] [DLA 4850-1] linux-6.12 security update

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