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Posted on 17 April 2026
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6216-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 17, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : opam
CVE ID : CVE-2026-41082
Andrew Nesbitt discovered that .install file directives were
insufficiently restricted in OPAM, a package manager for OCaml. This
could result in directory traversal out of the package area.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.1.2-1+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.3.0-1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your opam packages.
For the detailed security status of opam please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/opam
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
