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CVE-2016-9854 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-9854: An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. By calling some scripts that are part of phpMyAdmin in an unexpected way, it is possible to trigger phpMyAdmin to display a PHP error message which contains the full path of the directory where phpMyAdmin is installed. During an execution timeout in the export

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-9854 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.6.5.1-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.6.5.1-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.6.5.1-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4.6.5.2-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4.6.5.2-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4.6.5.2-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4.6.5.2-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4.6.5.2-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade phpmyadmin
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