CVE-2018-11783 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-11783: sslheaders plugin extracts information from the client certificate and sets headers in the request based on the configuration of the plugin. The plugin doesn't strip the headers from the request in some scenarios. This problem was discovered in versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.5, and 8.0.0 to 8

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-11783 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

trafficserver→ fixed in8.0.2+ds-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y trafficserver
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

trafficserver→ fixed in8.0.2+ds-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y trafficserver
```

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