CVE-2017-6903 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-6903: In ioquake3 before 2017-03-14, the auto-downloading feature has insufficient content restrictions. This also affects Quake III Arena, OpenArena, OpenJK, iortcw, and other id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 engine) forks. A malicious auto-downloaded file can trigger loading of crafted auto-downloaded files as na

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-6903 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ioquake3→ fixed in1.36+u20161101+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ioquake3
```
iortcw→ fixed in1.50a+dfsg1-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iortcw
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ioquake3→ fixed in1.36+u20161101+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ioquake3
```
iortcw→ fixed in1.50a+dfsg1-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iortcw
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ioquake3→ fixed in1.36+u20161101+dfsg1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ioquake3
```
iortcw→ fixed in1.50a+dfsg1-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iortcw
```

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