CVE-2014-3660 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-3660: parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2 does not properly prevent entity expansion even when entity substitution has been disabled, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a var

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-3660 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.2+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.2+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.2+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

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