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CVE-2018-17336 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-17336: UDisks 2.8.0 has a format string vulnerability in udisks_log in udiskslogging.c, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information (stack contents), cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed filesystem label, as demonstrated by %d or %n

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-17336 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • udisks2→ fixed in2.8.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y udisks2

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • udisks2→ fixed in2.8.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y udisks2

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • udisks2→ fixed in2.8.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y udisks2
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