CVE-2011-3628 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2011-3628: Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 on Ubuntu 11.10, before 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4 on Ubuntu 11.04, before 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10, before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and before 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.5 on Ubuntu 8.0

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2011-3628 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam→ fixed in1.1.3-7urgency: low

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam→ fixed in1.1.3-7urgency: low

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam→ fixed in1.1.3-7urgency: low

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

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