CVE-2016-10518 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-10518: A vulnerability was found in the ping functionality of the ws module before 1.0.0 which allowed clients to allocate memory by sending a ping frame. The ping functionality by default responds with a pong frame and the previously given payload of the ping frame. This is exactly what you expect, but in

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-10518 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-ws→ fixed in1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-ws
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-ws→ fixed in1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-ws
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-ws→ fixed in1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-ws
```

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