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CVE-2011-4356 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2011-4356: Celery 2.1 and 2.2 before 2.2.8, 2.3 before 2.3.4, and 2.4 before 2.4.4 changes the effective id but not the real id during processing of the --uid and --gid arguments to celerybeat, celeryd_detach, celeryd-multi, and celeryev, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving crafte

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2011-4356 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • celery→ fixed in2.4.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y celery

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • celery→ fixed in2.4.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y celery

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • celery→ fixed in2.4.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y celery
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