CVE-2017-7869 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7869: GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow related to the cdk_pkt_read function in opencdk/read-packet.c. This issue (which is a subset of the vendor's GNUTLS-SA-2017-3 report) is fixed in 3.5.10.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7869 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnutls28→ fixed in3.5.8-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnutls28
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnutls28→ fixed in3.5.8-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnutls28
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnutls28→ fixed in3.5.8-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnutls28
```

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