CVE-2019-13179 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-13179: Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from /crypto_keyfile.bin (mode 0600 owned by root) to /boot within a globally readable initramfs image with insecure permissions, which allows this originally protected file to be read by any user, thereby disclosing decryption k

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-13179 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

calamares→ fixed in3.2.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares
```
calamares-settings-debian→ fixed in10.0.23-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares-settings-debian
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

calamares→ fixed in3.2.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares
```
calamares-settings-debian→ fixed in10.0.23-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares-settings-debian
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

calamares→ fixed in3.2.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares
```
calamares-settings-debian→ fixed in10.0.23-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y calamares-settings-debian
```

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