CVE-2024-25621 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-25621: containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths `/var/lib/containerd`, `/run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-25621 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.6.20~ds1-1+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.7.24~ds1-6+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

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