CVE-2024-52533 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-52533: gio/gsocks4aproxy.c in GNOME GLib before 2.82.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant buffer overflow because SOCKS4_CONN_MSG_LEN is not sufficient for a trailing '\0' character.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-52533 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.66.8-1+deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.74.6-2+deb12u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.82.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

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