CVE-2022-4883 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-4883: A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH en

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-4883 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxpm→ fixed in1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxpm
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxpm→ fixed in1:3.5.12-1.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxpm
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxpm→ fixed in1:3.5.12-1.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxpm
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libxpm→ fixed in3.5.15-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxpm
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libxpm→ fixed in3.5.15-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxpm
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libxpm→ fixed in3.5.15-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxpm
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

libxpm→ fixed in3.5.15-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxpm
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

libxpm→ fixed in3.5.15-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxpm
```

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