CVE-2008-5244 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5244: Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to libfaad. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is an issue in xine-lib or in libfaad.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5244 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

faad2→ fixed in2.6.1-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y faad2

mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-20urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

faad2→ fixed in2.6.1-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y faad2

mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-20urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

faad2→ fixed in2.6.1-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y faad2

mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-20urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

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