CVE-2017-7481 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7481: Ansible before versions 2.3.1.0 and 2.4.0.0 fails to properly mark lookup-plugin results as unsafe. If an attacker could control the results of lookup() calls, they could inject Unicode strings to be parsed by the jinja2 templating system, resulting in code execution. By default, the jinja2 templati

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7481 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in2.3.1.0+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in2.3.1.0+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in2.3.1.0+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

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