CVE-2021-39134 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-39134: `@npmcli/arborist`, the library that calculates dependency trees and manages the `node_modules` folder hierarchy for the npm command line interface, aims to guarantee that package dependency contracts will be met, and the extraction of package contents will always be performed into the expected fold

Affects 7 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-39134 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

npm→ fixed in7.24.0+ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y npm
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

npm→ fixed in7.24.0+ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y npm
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.17.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.17.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.17.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.17.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.17.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

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