CVE-2023-52168 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-52168: The NtfsHandler.cpp NTFS handler in 7-Zip before 24.01 (for 7zz) contains a heap-based buffer overflow that allows an attacker to overwrite two bytes at multiple offsets beyond the allocated buffer size: buffer+512*i-2, for i=9, i=10, i=11, etc.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-52168 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

7zip→ fixed in22.01+dfsg-8+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y 7zip
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

7zip→ fixed in24.05+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y 7zip
```
p7zip→ fixed in16.02+transitional.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y p7zip
```

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