Package: devscripts
Version: 2.13.5
Severity: grave
Tags: security
Justification: user security hole

If USCAN_EXCLUSION is enabled, uscan doesn't correctly handle filenames containing whitespace. This can be abused my malicious upstream to delete files of their choice. Proof of concept (that will cause attempt to delete /usr) is attached.

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Jakub Wilk

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