CVE-2024-53849 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-53849: editorconfig-core-c is theEditorConfig core library written in C (for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing). In affected versions several overflows may occur in switch case '[' when the input pattern contains many escaped characters. The added backslashes leave too little space in the ou

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-53849 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

editorconfig-core→ fixed in0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y editorconfig-core
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

editorconfig-core→ fixed in0.12.7-0.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y editorconfig-core
```

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