CVE-2016-2216 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-2216: The HTTP header parsing code in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.11.6 through 0.11.16, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an HTTP response-splitting protection mechanism via UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in the HTTP header, as demonstra

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-2216 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in4.3.0~dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in4.3.0~dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in4.3.0~dfsg-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

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