Security fixes
- DLA-4479-1 wireshark for Debian 11 "Bullseye" . Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark. AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. Fixed in
3.4.16-0+deb11u2.
Announcements and releases
- MiniDebConf Campinas 2026 (Brazil): registration and Call for Proposals (CfP) are open! on debian-devel-announce .
Project and event news
No major project or event posts beyond the items above.
Notable discussions
No standout project-wide threads singled out for this day beyond routine packaging mail.
Debian in the news
- SparkyLinux announces Sparky 8.2. SparkyLinux announced version 8.2 on February 16, a quarterly update to its Debian 13 Trixie-based stable line. This downstream distribution—not an official Debian release—includes refreshed packages and fixes an Openbox package-manager terminal-launching bug. View on timeline
Quiet sources
Nothing new on debian-announce, debian-news, bits.debian.org or the official News page for this day. Debian 13 "Trixie" was the current stable release through this period (point releases noted on their own days).