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CVE-2017-9216 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-9216: libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13, as used in MuPDF and Ghostscript, has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2_huffman_get function in jbig2_huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid file.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-9216 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jbig2dec→ fixed in0.13-5urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jbig2dec

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jbig2dec→ fixed in0.13-5urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jbig2dec

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jbig2dec→ fixed in0.13-5urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jbig2dec
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