Thanks Ola and Emilio both for the helpful pointers. Regards,
-Roberto On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 12:30:17PM +0100, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > On 15/12/2020 02:16, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > I am curious if there is a policy or best practice for how to handle a > > package update containing both a regression fix and also a fix for a new > > vulnerability. > > > > If such a thing is not advisable or permissible, then is it best to > > handle the regression as one update and then follow-up with the new > > vulnerability fix as a subsequent update? > > Just one update, and one announcement as a new DLA (-1) mentioning the > regression fix. See e.g. > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00139.html > https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.html > https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html > -- Roberto C. Sánchez
