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CVE-2016-9864 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-9864: An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a crafted username or a table name, it was possible to inject SQL statements in the tracking functionality that would run with the privileges of the control user. This gives read and write access to the tables of the configuration storage database, and if

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-9864 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: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.6.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:4.6.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    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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