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CVE-2019-14868 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-14868: In ksh version 20120801, a flaw was found in the way it evaluates certain environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or bypass environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Services and applications that allow remote unauthenticated attackers to provide one of those env

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-14868 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ksh→ fixed in2020.0.0-2.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ksh
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