CVE-2017-18635 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-18635: An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC before 0.6.2 in which the remote VNC server could inject arbitrary HTML into the noVNC web page via the messages propagated to the status field, such as the VNC server name.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-18635 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

novnc→ fixed in1:1.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y novnc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

novnc→ fixed in1:1.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y novnc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

novnc→ fixed in1:1.0.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y novnc
```

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