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CVE-2012-4406 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-4406: OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-4406 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • swift→ fixed in1.4.8-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y swift

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • swift→ fixed in1.4.8-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y swift

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • swift→ fixed in1.4.8-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y swift
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