CVE-2023-35936 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-35936: Pandoc is a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses this library. Starting in version 1.13 and prior to version 3.1.4, Pandoc is susceptible to an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which can be triggered by providing a specially crafted i

Affects 3 Linux releases across 4 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-35936 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pandoc→ fixed in2.9.2.1-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pandoc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pandoc→ fixed in2.17.1.1-2~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pandoc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

haskell-pandoc→ fixed in3.0.1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y haskell-pandoc
```
pandoc→ fixed in2.17.1.1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pandoc
```

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