CVE-2023-46129 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-46129: NATS.io is a high performance open source pub-sub distributed communication technology, built for the cloud, on-premise, IoT, and edge computing. The cryptographic key handling library, nkeys, recently gained support for encryption, not just for signing/authentication. This is used in nats-server 2.

Affects 5 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-46129 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

golang-github-nats-io-nkeys→ fixed in0.4.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y golang-github-nats-io-nkeys
```
nats-server→ fixed in2.10.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nats-server
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nats-server→ fixed in2.10.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nats-server

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nats-server→ fixed in2.10.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nats-server

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nats-server→ fixed in2.10.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nats-server

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nats-server→ fixed in2.10.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nats-server

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