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Many Ubuntu developers are also recognized members of the Debian community. They continue to stay active in contributing to Debian both in the course of their work on Ubuntu and directly in Debian.
When Ubuntu developers fix bugs that are also present in Debian packages -- and since the projects are linked, this happens often -- they send their bugfixes to the Debian developers responsible for that package in Debian and record the patch URL in the Debian bug system. The long term goal of that work is to ensure that patches made by the full-time Ubuntu team members are immediately also included in Debian packages where the Debian maintainer likes the work.
In Ubuntu, team members can make a change to any package, even if it is one maintained by some- one else. Once you are an Ubuntu maintainer it’s encouraged that you fix problems you encounter, although we also encourage polite discussions between people with an interest in a given package to improve cooperation and reduce friction between maintainers.
1.2.1.4. Freedom and Philosophy