CVE-2020-8551 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-8551: The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on po

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-8551 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

kubernetes→ fixed in1.17.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y kubernetes
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

kubernetes→ fixed in1.17.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y kubernetes
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

kubernetes→ fixed in1.17.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y kubernetes
```

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