CVE-2015-2305 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-2305: Integer overflow in the regcomp implementation in the Henry Spencer BSD regex library (aka rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 on 32-bit platforms, as used in NetBSD through 6.1.5 and other products, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large regular expression that leads to a

Affects 3 Linux releases across 15 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-2305 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

clamav→ fixed in0.98.7+dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```
librcsb-core-wrapper→ fixed in1.005-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librcsb-core-wrapper
```
newlib→ fixed in2.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y newlib
```
nvi→ fixed in1.81.6-13urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvi
```

vigor→ fixed in0.016-24urgency: unimportant

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

clamav→ fixed in0.98.7+dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```
librcsb-core-wrapper→ fixed in1.005-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librcsb-core-wrapper
```
newlib→ fixed in2.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y newlib
```
nvi→ fixed in1.81.6-13urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvi
```

vigor→ fixed in0.016-24urgency: unimportant

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

clamav→ fixed in0.98.7+dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```
librcsb-core-wrapper→ fixed in1.005-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y librcsb-core-wrapper
```
newlib→ fixed in2.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y newlib
```
nvi→ fixed in1.81.6-13urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvi
```

vigor→ fixed in0.016-24urgency: unimportant

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

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