CVE-2016-9962 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-9962: RunC allowed additional container processes via 'runc exec' to be ptraced by the pid 1 of the container. This allows the main processes of the container, if running as root, to gain access to file-descriptors of these new processes during the initialization and can lead to container escapes or modi

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-9962 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

docker.io→ fixed in1.13.1~ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y docker.io
```
runc→ fixed in0.1.1+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y runc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

docker.io→ fixed in1.13.1~ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y docker.io
```
runc→ fixed in0.1.1+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y runc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

docker.io→ fixed in1.13.1~ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y docker.io
```
runc→ fixed in0.1.1+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y runc
```

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