CVE-2007-4074 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-4074: The default configuration of Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival 1.95 beta (aka 2.0 beta) on Gentoo Linux, SUSE Linux, and possibly other distributions, is run locally with elevated privileges without requiring authentication, which allows local and remote attackers to execute arbi

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-4074 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

festival→ fixed in1.96~beta-6urgency: low

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

festival→ fixed in1.96~beta-6urgency: low

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

festival→ fixed in1.96~beta-6urgency: low

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

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