CVE-2017-12626 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-12626: Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-12626 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-poi-java→ fixed in3.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-poi-java
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-poi-java→ fixed in3.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-poi-java
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-poi-java→ fixed in3.17-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-poi-java
```

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