CVE-2018-13844 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-13844: An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users would be aware of the need to destruct this object returned by fai_load() in their own code

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-13844 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

htslib→ fixed in1.9-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y htslib

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

htslib→ fixed in1.9-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y htslib

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

htslib→ fixed in1.9-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y htslib

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