CVE-2024-3094 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-3094: Malicious code was discovered in the upstream tarballs of xz, starting with version 5.6.0. Through a series of complex obfuscations, the liblzma build process extracts a prebuilt object file from a disguised test file existing in the source code, which is then used to modify specific functions in

Affects 5 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-3094 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xz-utils→ fixed in5.6.1+really5.4.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xz-utils
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

xz→ fixed in5.6.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade xz
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

xz→ fixed in5.6.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade xz
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

xz→ fixed in5.6.1-r2
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade xz
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

lighttpd→ fixed in1.4.76-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade lighttpd

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