CVE-2004-2698 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2004-2698: Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2004-2698 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imwheel→ fixed in1.0.0pre12-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imwheel
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imwheel→ fixed in1.0.0pre12-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imwheel
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imwheel→ fixed in1.0.0pre12-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imwheel
```

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