CVE-2017-7957 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7957: XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7957 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxstream-java→ fixed in1.4.9-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxstream-java
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxstream-java→ fixed in1.4.9-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxstream-java
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxstream-java→ fixed in1.4.9-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxstream-java
```

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