CVE-2018-11771 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-11771: When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream,

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-11771 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcommons-compress-java→ fixed in1.18-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcommons-compress-java
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcommons-compress-java→ fixed in1.18-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcommons-compress-java
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcommons-compress-java→ fixed in1.18-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcommons-compress-java
```

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