# DSA-5650-1: util-linux security update

DSA-5650-1, released March 31, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in util-linux. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/dsa-5650-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 31, 2024
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2024-28085)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28085

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [util-linux](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/util-linux.md) | Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 |
| [util-linux](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/util-linux.md) | Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-28085](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-28085.md) | Routine | util-linux: This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:  -  CVE-2024-28085: Properly neutralize escape sequences in wa... | 3.3 | 0.0224 |  |

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