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CVE-2022-1664 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-1664: Dpkg::Source::Archive in dpkg, the Debian package management system, before version 1.21.8, 1.20.10, 1.19.8, 1.18.26 is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. When extracting untrusted source packages in v2 and v3 source package formats that include a debian.tar, the in-place extraction can l

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-1664 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.20.10urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dpkg

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dpkg

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dpkg

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade dpkg

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade dpkg

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade dpkg

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade dpkg

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • dpkg→ fixed in1.21.8-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade dpkg
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