CVE-2020-29050 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-29050: SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in conjunction with CVE-2019-14511) because the mysql client can be used for CALL SNIPPETS and load_file operations on a full pathname (e.g., a file in the /etc directory). NOTE: this is unrelated to CMUSphinx.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-29050 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

sphinxsearch→ fixed in2.2.11-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y sphinxsearch
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

sphinxsearch→ fixed in2.2.11-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y sphinxsearch
```

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