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CVE-2016-1908 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-1908: The client in OpenSSH before 7.2 mishandles failed cookie generation for untrusted X11 forwarding and relies on the local X11 server for access-control decisions, which allows remote X11 clients to trigger a fallback and obtain trusted X11 forwarding privileges by leveraging configuration issues on

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-1908 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:7.2p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:7.2p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssh→ fixed in1:7.2p1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
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