CVE-2012-2091 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-2091: Multiple buffer overflows in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long string in a rotor tag of an aircraft xml model to the Rotor::getValueforFGSet function in s

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-2091 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

flightgear→ fixed in2.6.0-1.1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y flightgear
```

simgear→ fixed in2.10.0-3urgency: unimportant

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

flightgear→ fixed in2.6.0-1.1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y flightgear
```

simgear→ fixed in2.10.0-3urgency: unimportant

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

flightgear→ fixed in2.6.0-1.1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y flightgear
```

simgear→ fixed in2.10.0-3urgency: unimportant

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

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