CVE-2026-33897 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-33897: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 6.23.0, instance template files can be used to cause arbitrary read or writes as root on the host server. Incus allows for pongo2 templates within instances which can be used at various times in the instance lifecycle to templ

Affects 2 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-33897 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

lxd→ fixed in5.0.2-5+deb12u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lxd
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

incus→ fixed in6.0.4-2+deb13u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y incus
```
lxd→ fixed in5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lxd
```

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