> I do not intend to take further action to modify those packages. If it is a 
> blocker for Ubuntu 
> that they are fixed, then someone from Ubuntu will need to do that work.

Given the relationship between the packages has now changed - ie.
polkitd-pkla is not mutually exclusive from the javascript backend and
then allows both legacy pkla policies as well as the "new" javascript
policies to be handled - then this is not a blocker anymore from my
point of view. I suspect Marc may also agree (especially given the
relatively small number of packages in this category).

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Title:
  [security review] Sync policykit-1 0.120-6 (main) from Debian
  experimental

Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Please sync policykit-1 0.120-6 (main) from Debian experimental

  Changelog entries since current kinetic version 0.105-33:
  https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/p/policykit-1/changelog-0.120-6

  In particular, see the 0.120-4 changelog entry.

  I am filing a bug for Security Team review.
  Previously, Debian and Ubuntu developers agreed to keep using
  the last version of policykit before it switched to using JavaScript rules.

  But that was years ago. I believe Debian & Ubuntu are the only distros
  to have opted out of the new policykit. It is harder to maintain
  the old style rules when upstream rules use the new format. And it is
  a challenge to backport security and other bugfixes from the new
  series, without making mistakes or missing important details.

  There was a proposal to use duktape instead of mozjs for the JavaScript
  interpreter but I don't think that's been merged yet.

  It appears the Debian maintainer is considering switching Debian to the
  updated version in time for the next Debian Stable release (so uploading
  to unstable later this year).

  My requested deadline is August 25, Ubuntu 22.10 Feature Freeze.

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