CVE-2023-43641 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-43641: libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-43641 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-3+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcue
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-4+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcue
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-4.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcue
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libcue
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libcue
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libcue
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libcue
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

libcue→ fixed in2.2.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libcue
```

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