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CVE-2015-6525 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-6525: Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 2.0.x before 2.0.22 and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_prepend, (3) evbuffer_

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-6525 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libevent→ fixed in2.0.21-stable-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libevent

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libevent→ fixed in2.0.21-stable-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libevent

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libevent→ fixed in2.0.21-stable-2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libevent
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