CVE-2023-24809 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-24809: NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Starting with version 3.6.2 and prior to version 3.6.7, illegal input to the "C" (call) command can cause a buffer overflow and crash the NetHack process. This vulnerability may be a security issue for systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-24809 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nethack
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nethack
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nethack
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nethack
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nethack
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nethack→ fixed in3.6.7-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nethack
```

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