CVE-2017-1000409 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-1000409: A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-1000409 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.25-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.25-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glibc→ fixed in2.25-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glibc
```

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