CVE-2012-1148 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-1148: Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-1148 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.1.0~beta3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

xmlrpc-c→ fixed in1.16.33-3.2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xmlrpc-c

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.1.0~beta3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

xmlrpc-c→ fixed in1.16.33-3.2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xmlrpc-c

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.1.0~beta3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

xmlrpc-c→ fixed in1.16.33-3.2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xmlrpc-c

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