CVE-2006-6678 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-6678: The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-6678 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

netrik→ fixed in1.15.3-1.1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y netrik

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

netrik→ fixed in1.15.3-1.1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y netrik

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

netrik→ fixed in1.15.3-1.1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y netrik

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