CVE-2005-0988 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2005-0988: Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by gzip after the decompression is complete.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2005-0988 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.5-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gzip
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.5-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gzip
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.5-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gzip
```

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