CVE-2023-35852 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-35852: In Suricata before 6.0.13 (when there is an adversary who controls an external source of rules), a dataset filename, that comes from a rule, may trigger absolute or relative directory traversal, and lead to write access to a local filesystem. This is addressed in 6.0.13 by requiring allow-absolute-f

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-35852 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

suricata→ fixed in1:6.0.1-3+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y suricata
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

suricata→ fixed in1:6.0.13-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y suricata
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

suricata→ fixed in6.0.15-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade suricata

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