CVE-2023-52890 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-52890: NTFS-3G before 75dcdc2 has a use-after-free in ntfs_uppercase_mbs in libntfs-3g/unistr.c. NOTE: discussion suggests that exploitation would be challenging.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-52890 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:2022.10.3-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g
```

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