CVE-2018-8897 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-8897: A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual (SDM) was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for #DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-8897 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.15.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```
xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.15.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```
xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in4.15.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```
xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

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