CVE-2024-43362 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-43362: Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `fileurl` parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in `links.php` . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the `print` function in `link.php` and `index.php`, finally leadi

Affects 6 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-43362 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in1.2.28+ds1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

cacti→ fixed in1.2.28-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cacti
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

cacti→ fixed in1.2.28-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cacti
```
cacti→ fixed in1.2.29-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cacti
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

cacti→ fixed in1.2.28-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cacti
```
cacti→ fixed in1.2.29-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cacti
```

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