CVE-2023-46841 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-46841: Recent x86 CPUs offer functionality named Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET). A sub-feature of this are Shadow Stacks (CET-SS). CET-SS is a hardware feature designed to protect against Return Oriented Programming attacks. When enabled, traditional stacks holding both data and return addresse

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-46841 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.17.3+36-g54dacb5c02-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

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