CVE-2014-3230 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-3230: The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.

Affects 7 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-3230 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

liblwp-protocol-https-perl→ fixed in6.04-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y liblwp-protocol-https-perl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

liblwp-protocol-https-perl→ fixed in6.04-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y liblwp-protocol-https-perl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

liblwp-protocol-https-perl→ fixed in6.04-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y liblwp-protocol-https-perl
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

perl-lwp-protocol-https→ fixed in6.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-lwp-protocol-https

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

perl-lwp-protocol-https→ fixed in6.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-lwp-protocol-https

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

perl-lwp-protocol-https→ fixed in6.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-lwp-protocol-https

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

perl-lwp-protocol-https→ fixed in6.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-lwp-protocol-https

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