CVE-2017-16248 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-16248: The Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple module before 0.34 for Perl allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if there is a '.' character anywhere in the pathname, which differs from the intended policy of allowing access only when the filename itself has a '.' character.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-16248 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl→ fixed in0.34-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl→ fixed in0.34-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl→ fixed in0.34-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcatalyst-plugin-static-simple-perl
```

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