CVE-2023-46218 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-46218: This flaw allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" in curl that are then passed back to more origins than what is otherwise allowed or possible. This allows a site to set cookies that then would get sent to different and unrelated sites and domains. It could do this by exploiting a mix

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-46218 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.74.0-1.3+deb11u11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.88.1-10+deb12u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

curl→ fixed in8.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade curl
```

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