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CVE-2023-40577 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-40577: Alertmanager handles alerts sent by client applications such as the Prometheus server. An attacker with the permission to perform POST requests on the /api/v1/alerts endpoint could be able to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the users of Prometheus Alertmanager. This issue has been fixed in Aler

Affects 5 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-40577 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • prometheus-alertmanager→ fixed in0.26.0+ds-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y prometheus-alertmanager

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • alertmanager→ fixed in0.26.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade alertmanager

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • alertmanager→ fixed in0.26.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade alertmanager

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • alertmanager→ fixed in0.26.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade alertmanager

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • alertmanager→ fixed in0.26.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade alertmanager
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