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CVE-2016-1255 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-1255: The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 befo

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-1255 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • postgresql-common→ fixed in178urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-common

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • postgresql-common→ fixed in178urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-common

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • postgresql-common→ fixed in178urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y postgresql-common
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