CVE-2011-2684 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2011-2684: foo2zjs before 20110722dfsg-3ubuntu1 as packaged in Ubuntu, 20110722dfsg-1 as packaged in Debian unstable, and 20090908dfsg-5.1+squeeze0 as packaged in Debian squeeze create temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to write over arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/foo2zjs.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2011-2684 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

foo2zjs→ fixed in20110722dfsg-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y foo2zjs

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

foo2zjs→ fixed in20110722dfsg-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y foo2zjs

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

foo2zjs→ fixed in20110722dfsg-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y foo2zjs

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