CVE-2023-44981 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-44981: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper. If SASL Quorum Peer authentication is enabled in ZooKeeper (quorum.auth.enableSasl=true), the authorization is done by verifying that the instance part in SASL authentication ID is listed in zoo.cfg server list. The

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-44981 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

zookeeper→ fixed in3.4.13-6+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zookeeper
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

zookeeper→ fixed in3.8.0-11+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zookeeper
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

zookeeper→ fixed in3.9.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zookeeper
```

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