CVE-2022-35978 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-35978: Minetest is a free open-source voxel game engine with easy modding and game creation. In single player, a mod can set a global setting that controls the Lua script loaded to display the main menu. The script is then loaded as soon as the game session is exited. The Lua environment the menu runs

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-35978 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

minetest→ fixed in5.5.0+dfsg+~1.9.0mt4+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y minetest
```

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