CVE-2023-27534 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-27534: A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-27534 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.74.0-1.3+deb11u8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.88.1-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.88.1-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.0.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.0.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.0.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.0.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.0.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

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