CVE-2009-0037 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-0037: The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file:

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-0037 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.18.2-8.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.18.2-8.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

curl→ fixed in7.18.2-8.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y curl
```

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