CVE-2023-38633 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-38633: A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg before 2.56.3 could be used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-38633 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

librsvg→ fixed in2.50.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librsvg
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

librsvg→ fixed in2.54.7+dfsg-1~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librsvg
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

librsvg→ fixed in2.54.7+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librsvg
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

librsvg→ fixed in2.56.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade librsvg
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

librsvg→ fixed in2.56.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade librsvg
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

librsvg→ fixed in2.56.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade librsvg
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

librsvg→ fixed in2.56.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade librsvg
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

librsvg→ fixed in2.56.3-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade librsvg
```

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