CVE-2024-38440 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-38440: Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error, and resultant heap-based buffer overflow and segmentation violation, because of incorrectly using FPLoginExt in BN_bin2bn in etc/uams/uams_dhx_pam.c. The original issue 1097 report stated: 'The latest version of Netatalk (v3.2.0) contains a security vul

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-38440 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

netatalk→ fixed in3.1.12~ds-8+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y netatalk
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

netatalk→ fixed in3.1.18~ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y netatalk
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

netatalk→ fixed in3.1.19-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade netatalk

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

netatalk→ fixed in3.1.19-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade netatalk

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

netatalk→ fixed in3.1.19-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade netatalk

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