CVE-2018-16476 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-16476: A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-16476 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2:5.2.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rails
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2:5.2.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rails
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rails→ fixed in2:5.2.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rails
```

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