CVE-2018-16790 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-16790: _bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-16790 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libbson-xs-perl→ fixed in0.8.4-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libbson-xs-perl
```
mongo-c-driver→ fixed in1.13.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mongo-c-driver
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libbson-xs-perl→ fixed in0.8.4-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libbson-xs-perl
```
mongo-c-driver→ fixed in1.13.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mongo-c-driver
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mongo-c-driver→ fixed in1.13.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mongo-c-driver
```

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