CVE-2010-0001 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2010-0001: Integer underflow in the unlzw function in unlzw.c in gzip before 1.4 on 64-bit platforms, as used in ncompress and probably others, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive that uses LZW compression, leading to

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2010-0001 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.12-9urgency: medium

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

ncompress→ fixed in4.2.4.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ncompress
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.12-9urgency: medium

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

ncompress→ fixed in4.2.4.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ncompress
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gzip→ fixed in1.3.12-9urgency: medium

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

ncompress→ fixed in4.2.4.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ncompress
```

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