CVE-2006-7225 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-7225: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-7225 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.14.3-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0

pcre3→ fixed in6.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pcre3
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.14.3-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0

pcre3→ fixed in6.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pcre3
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.14.3-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0

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