CVE-2018-18690 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-18690: In the Linux kernel before 4.17, a local attacker able to set attributes on an xfs filesystem could make this filesystem non-operational until the next mount by triggering an unchecked error condition during an xfs attribute change, because xfs_attr_shortform_addname in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c mish

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-18690 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.17.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.17.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.17.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```

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