CVE-2018-1000161 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-1000161: nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-1000161 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nmap→ fixed in7.70+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nmap
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nmap→ fixed in7.70+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nmap
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nmap→ fixed in7.70+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nmap
```

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