CVE-2014-3478 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-3478: Buffer overflow in the mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Pascal string in a FILE_PSTRING conversion.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-3478 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.19-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.19-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

file→ fixed in1:5.19-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y file
```

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