CVE-2024-24806 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-24806: libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O. The `uv_getaddrinfo` function in `src/unix/getaddrinfo.c` (and its windows counterpart `src/win/getaddrinfo.c`), truncates hostnames to 256 characters before calling `getaddrinfo`. This behavior can be exploited to create ad

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-24806 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libuv1→ fixed in1.40.0-2+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libuv1
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libuv1→ fixed in1.44.2-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libuv1
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libuv1→ fixed in1.48.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libuv1
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libuv→ fixed in1.48.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libuv
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libuv→ fixed in1.48.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libuv
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libuv→ fixed in1.48.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libuv
```

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