CVE-2017-11747 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-11747: main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tinyproxy.pid modification before a root script executes a "k

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-11747 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyproxy→ fixed in1.10.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyproxy
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyproxy→ fixed in1.10.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyproxy
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyproxy→ fixed in1.10.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyproxy
```

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