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CVE-2024-39705 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-39705: NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-39705 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • nltk→ fixed in3.9.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nltk
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