CVE-2018-6791 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-6791: An issue was discovered in soliduiserver/deviceserviceaction.cpp in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. When a vfat thumbdrive that contains `` or $() in its volume label is plugged in and mounted through the device notifier, it's interpreted as a shell command, leading to a possibility of arbitrary

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-6791 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

plasma-workspace→ fixed in4:5.12.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y plasma-workspace
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

plasma-workspace→ fixed in4:5.12.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y plasma-workspace
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

plasma-workspace→ fixed in4:5.12.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y plasma-workspace
```

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