CVE-2024-6923 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-6923: There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 10 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-6923 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pypy3→ fixed in7.3.5+dfsg-2+deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pypy3
```
python3.9→ fixed in3.9.2-1+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3.9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python3.11→ fixed in3.11.2-6+deb12u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3.11
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pypy3→ fixed in7.3.18+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pypy3
```
python3.13→ fixed in3.13.0~rc2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python3.13
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

python3→ fixed in3.12.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

python3→ fixed in3.12.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

python3→ fixed in3.12.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

python3→ fixed in3.11.10-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

python3→ fixed in3.11.10-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade python3
```

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