CVE-2021-21373 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-21373: Nimble is a package manager for the Nim programming language. In Nim release versions before versions 1.2.10 and 1.4.4, "nimble refresh" fetches a list of Nimble packages over HTTPS by default. In case of error it falls back to a non-TLS URL http://irclogs.nim-lang.org/packages.json. An attacker abl

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-21373 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nim→ fixed in1.4.6+really1.4.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nim
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nim→ fixed in1.4.6+really1.4.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nim
```

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