CVE-2006-2898 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-2898: The IAX2 channel driver (chan_iax2) for Asterisk 1.2.x before 1.2.9 and 1.0.x before 1.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via truncated IAX 2 (IAX2) video frames, which bypasses a length check and leads to a buffer overflow involving negative

Affects 3 Linux releases across 4 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-2898 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

asterisk→ fixed in1:1.2.10.dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y asterisk
```
iaxmodem→ fixed in0.1.8.dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iaxmodem
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

iaxmodem→ fixed in0.1.8.dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iaxmodem
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

iaxmodem→ fixed in0.1.8.dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y iaxmodem
```

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