CVE-2018-16741 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-16741: An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-16741 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mgetty→ fixed in1.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mgetty
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mgetty→ fixed in1.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mgetty
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mgetty→ fixed in1.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mgetty
```

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