diff -Nru openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/changelog openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/changelog
--- openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/changelog	2026-09-05 00:51:12.000000000 +1200
+++ openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/changelog	2026-10-08 15:50:38.000000000 +1300
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+openscap (1.4.4+dfsg-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Ship oscap-run-sce-script in openscap-common instead of openscap-utils.
+    libopenscap runs SCE check scripts through it when a script is not
+    executable, as happens when /tmp is mounted noexec. With only
+    openscap-scanner installed, those checks ended in error.
+    (Closes: #1149128)
+
+ -- Thomas Moore <moore.thomas123456789@gmail.com>  Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +1300
+
 openscap (1.4.4+dfsg-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Håvard F. Aasen ]
diff -Nru openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/control openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/control
--- openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/control	2026-09-05 00:51:12.000000000 +1200
+++ openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/control	2026-10-08 15:35:29.000000000 +1300
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@
  ${misc:Depends},
 Breaks:
  libopenscap8 (<< 1.3.5),
+ openscap-utils (<< 1.4.4+dfsg-3~),
 Replaces:
  libopenscap8 (<< 1.3.5),
+ openscap-utils (<< 1.4.4+dfsg-3~),
 Description: OpenSCAP schema files
  OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path
  for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of
@@ -142,7 +144,8 @@
   * Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)
   * Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
  .
- This package contains schema files.
+ This package contains schema files and the helper that runs SCE check
+ scripts which are not executable.
 
 Package: openscap-doc
 Section: doc
diff -Nru openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-common.install openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-common.install
--- openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-common.install	2026-09-05 00:51:12.000000000 +1200
+++ openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-common.install	2026-10-08 15:35:22.000000000 +1300
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+usr/bin/oscap-run-sce-script
 usr/share/openscap/*
diff -Nru openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-utils.install openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-utils.install
--- openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-utils.install	2026-09-05 00:51:12.000000000 +1200
+++ openscap-1.4.4+dfsg/debian/openscap-utils.install	2026-10-08 15:35:22.000000000 +1300
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 usr/bin/oscap-docker
 usr/bin/oscap-im
 usr/bin/oscap-podman
-usr/bin/oscap-run-sce-script
 usr/bin/oscap-ssh
 usr/bin/oscap-vm
 usr/bin/scap-as-rpm