CVE-2017-15091 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-15091: An issue has been found in the API component of PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x up to and including 4.0.4 and 3.x up to and including 3.4.11, where some operations that have an impact on the state of the server are still allowed even though the API has been configured as read-only via the api-readonly ke

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-15091 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

pdns→ fixed in4.0.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

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