CVE-2009-0361 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-0361: Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-0361 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpam-krb5→ fixed in3.13-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpam-krb5
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpam-krb5→ fixed in3.13-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpam-krb5
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libpam-krb5→ fixed in3.13-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpam-krb5
```

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