CVE-2023-38408 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-38408: The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe for loading into ssh-agent.) NOTE: this issue exists because o

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-38408 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssh→ fixed in1:8.4p1-5+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssh→ fixed in1:9.2p1-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssh→ fixed in1:9.3p2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
```

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