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CVE-2018-11319 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-11319: Syntastic (aka vim-syntastic) through 3.9.0 does not properly handle searches for configuration files (it searches the current directory up to potentially the root). This improper handling might be exploited for arbitrary code execution via a malicious gcc plugin, if an attacker has write access to

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-11319 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • vim-syntastic→ fixed in3.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vim-syntastic

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • vim-syntastic→ fixed in3.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vim-syntastic

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • vim-syntastic→ fixed in3.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vim-syntastic
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