CVE-2012-3465 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-3465: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb in the strip_tags helper in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via malformed HTML markup.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-3465 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2.3.14.1urgency: low

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2.3.14.1urgency: low

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2.3.14.1urgency: low

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

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