CVE-2021-39293 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-39293: In archive/zip in Go before 1.16.8 and 1.17.x before 1.17.1, a crafted archive header (falsely designating that many files are present) can cause a NewReader or OpenReader panic. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-33196.

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-39293 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

golang-1.15→ fixed in1.15.15-1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y golang-1.15
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

go→ fixed in1.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade go
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

go→ fixed in1.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade go
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

go→ fixed in1.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade go
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

go→ fixed in1.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade go
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

go→ fixed in1.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade go
```

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