CVE-2016-3861 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-3861: LibUtils in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles conversions between Unicode character encodings with different encoding widths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of servi

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-3861 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

android-platform-system-core→ fixed in1:7.0.0+r1-4urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y android-platform-system-core
```

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