CVE-2021-28878 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-28878: In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation calls __iterator_get_unchecked() more than once for the same index (under certain conditions) when next_back() and next() are used together. This bug could lead to a memory safety violation due to an unmet safety requirement for t

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-28878 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rustc→ fixed in1.53.0+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rustc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rustc→ fixed in1.53.0+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rustc
```

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