CVE-2022-25802 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-25802: Best Practical Request Tracker (RT) before 4.4.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3 allows XSS via a crafted content type for an attachment.

Affects 6 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-25802 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

request-tracker4→ fixed in4.4.4+dfsg-2+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y request-tracker4
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

request-tracker4→ fixed in4.4.6+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y request-tracker4
```
request-tracker5→ fixed in5.0.3+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y request-tracker5
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

request-tracker5→ fixed in5.0.3+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y request-tracker5
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

rt4→ fixed in4.4.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade rt4
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

rt4→ fixed in4.4.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade rt4
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

rt4→ fixed in4.4.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade rt4
```

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