CVE-2024-40635 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-40635: containerd is an open-source container runtime. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.38, 1.7.27, and 2.0.4 where containers launched with a User set as a `UID:GID` larger than the maximum 32-bit signed integer can cause an overflow condition where the container ultimately runs as root

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-40635 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.6.20~ds1-1+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

containerd→ fixed in1.7.24~ds1-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y containerd
```

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