CVE-2016-6581 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-6581: A HTTP/2 implementation built using any version of the Python HPACK library between v1.0.0 and v2.2.0 could be targeted for a denial of service attack, specifically a so-called "HPACK Bomb" attack. This attack occurs when an attacker inserts a header field that is exactly the size of the HPACK dynam

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-6581 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-hpack→ fixed in2.3.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-hpack
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-hpack→ fixed in2.3.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-hpack
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-hpack→ fixed in2.3.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-hpack
```

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