CVE-2017-1000249 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-1000249: An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-1000249 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.32-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.32-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.32-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

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