CVE-2024-38517 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-38517: Tencent RapidJSON is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to an integer underflow in the `GenericReader::ParseNumber()` function of `include/rapidjson/reader.h` when parsing JSON text from a stream. An attacker needs to send the victim a crafted file which needs to be opened; this triggers the int

Affects 4 Linux releases across 4 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-38517 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

rapidjson→ fixed in1.1.0+dfsg2-7.4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

rapidjson→ fixed in1.1.0-r6

apk update && apk add --upgrade rapidjson

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

rapidjson→ fixed in1.1.0-r7

apk update && apk add --upgrade rapidjson

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

rapidjson→ fixed in1.1.0-r7

apk update && apk add --upgrade rapidjson

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