CVE-2024-35235 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-35235: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.8 and earlier, when starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can be caused to perform an arbitrary chmod of the provid

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-35235 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in2.3.3op2-3+deb11u7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in2.4.2-3+deb12u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in2.4.7-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

cups→ fixed in2.4.9-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cups
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

cups→ fixed in2.4.9-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cups
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

cups→ fixed in2.4.9-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cups
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

cups→ fixed in2.4.9-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cups
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

cups→ fixed in2.4.9-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cups
```

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