CVE-2022-26496 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-26496: In nbd-server in nbd before 3.24, there is a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker can cause a buffer overflow in the parsing of the name field by sending a crafted NBD_OPT_INFO or NBD_OPT_GO message with an large value as the length of the name.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-26496 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nbd→ fixed in1:3.21-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nbd
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nbd→ fixed in1:3.24-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nbd
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nbd→ fixed in1:3.24-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nbd
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nbd→ fixed in3.24-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nbd
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nbd→ fixed in3.24-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nbd
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nbd→ fixed in3.24-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nbd
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nbd→ fixed in3.24-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nbd
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nbd→ fixed in3.24-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nbd
```

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