CVE-2018-15869 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-15869: An Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image (A

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-15869 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

packer→ fixed in1.3.1+dfsg-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y packer

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

packer→ fixed in1.3.1+dfsg-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y packer

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