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CVE-2014-5266 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-5266: The Incutio XML-RPC (IXR) Library, as used in WordPress before 3.9.2 and Drupal 6.x before 6.33 and 7.x before 7.31, does not limit the number of elements in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large document, a different vulnerability

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-5266 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • wordpress→ fixed in3.9.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • wordpress→ fixed in3.9.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • wordpress→ fixed in3.9.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress
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