CVE-2018-14780 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-14780: An out-of-bounds read issue was discovered in the Yubico-Piv 1.5.0 smartcard driver. The file lib/ykpiv.c contains the following code in the function `_ykpiv_fetch_object()`: {% highlight c %} if(sw == SW_SUCCESS) { size_t outlen; int offs = _ykpiv_get_length(data + 1, &outlen); if(offs == 0) { retu

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-14780 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yubico-piv-tool→ fixed in1.6.1-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yubico-piv-tool

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yubico-piv-tool→ fixed in1.6.1-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yubico-piv-tool

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yubico-piv-tool→ fixed in1.6.1-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yubico-piv-tool

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