CVE-2022-45873 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-45873: systemd 250 and 251 allows local users to achieve a systemd-coredump deadlock by triggering a crash that has a long backtrace. This occurs in parse_elf_object in shared/elf-util.c. The exploitation methodology is to crash a binary calling the same function recursively, and put it in a deeply nested

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-45873 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

systemd→ fixed in252-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y systemd
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

systemd→ fixed in252-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y systemd
```

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