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CVE-2016-3707 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-3707: The icmp_check_sysrq function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the kernel.org projects/rt patches for the Linux kernel, as used in the kernel-rt package before 3.10.0-327.22.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute SysRq commands via crafted ICMP Echo

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-3707 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux→ fixed in3.15~rc5-1~exp1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux→ fixed in3.15~rc5-1~exp1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux→ fixed in3.15~rc5-1~exp1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
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