CVE-2011-2896 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2011-2896: The LZW decompressor in the LWZReadByte function in giftoppm.c in the David Koblas GIF decoder in PBMPLUS, as used in the gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS before 1.4.7, the LZWReadByte function in plug-ins/common/file-gif-load.c in GIMP 2.6.11 and earlier, the LZWReadByte function

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2011-2896 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.5.0-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
gimp→ fixed in2.6.11-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gimp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.5.0-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
gimp→ fixed in2.6.11-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gimp
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.5.0-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
gimp→ fixed in2.6.11-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gimp
```

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