CVE-2023-6246 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-6246: A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename o

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-6246 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.36-9+deb12u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.37-15urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

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