CVE-2024-33601 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-33601: nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was intro

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-33601 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.31-13+deb11u10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.36-9+deb12u7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.37-19urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

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