CVE-2006-4089 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-4089: Multiple buffer overflows in Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), or have other unknown impact, via (1) a long Location field sent by a web server, which triggers an overflow in the reconnect function in reader/http/htt

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-4089 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

alsaplayer→ fixed in0.99.76-9urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y alsaplayer

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

alsaplayer→ fixed in0.99.76-9urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y alsaplayer

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

alsaplayer→ fixed in0.99.76-9urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y alsaplayer

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