CVE-2023-35853 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-35853: In Suricata before 6.0.13, an adversary who controls an external source of Lua rules may be able to execute Lua code. This is addressed in 6.0.13 by disabling Lua unless allow-rules is true in the security lua configuration section.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-35853 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

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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