CVE-2018-8768 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-8768: In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook context. Specifically, invalid HTML is 'fixed' by jQuery after sanitization, making it dangerous.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-8768 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ipython→ fixed in5.1.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ipython
```
jupyter-notebook→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jupyter-notebook
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ipython→ fixed in5.1.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ipython
```
jupyter-notebook→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jupyter-notebook
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ipython→ fixed in5.1.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ipython
```
jupyter-notebook→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jupyter-notebook
```

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