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CVE-2015-1804 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-1804: The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly perform type conversion for metrics values, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary cod

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-1804 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libxfont→ fixed in1:1.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxfont

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libxfont→ fixed in1:1.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxfont

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libxfont→ fixed in1:1.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxfont
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