CVE-2003-1294 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2003-1294: Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2003-1294 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xscreensaver→ fixed in4.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xscreensaver
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xscreensaver→ fixed in4.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xscreensaver
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xscreensaver→ fixed in4.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xscreensaver
```

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