CVE-2020-24332 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-24332: An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the creation of the system.data file is prone to symlink attacks. The tss user can be used to create or corrupt existing files, which could possibly lead to a DoS attack.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-24332 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

trousers→ fixed in0.3.15-0.1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y trousers
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

trousers→ fixed in0.3.15-0.1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y trousers
```

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