CVE-2008-5558 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5558: Asterisk Open Source 1.2.26 through 1.2.30.3 and Business Edition B.2.3.5 through B.2.5.5, when realtime IAX2 users are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via authentication attempts involving (1) an unknown user or (2) a user using hostname matching.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5558 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

asterisk→ fixed in1:1.4.0~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y asterisk
```

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