CVE-2018-16949 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-16949: An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Several data types used as RPC input variables were implemented as unbounded array types, limited only by the inherent 32-bit length field to 4 GB. An unauthenticated attacker could send, or claim to send, large input values an

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-16949 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openafs→ fixed in1.8.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openafs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openafs→ fixed in1.8.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openafs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openafs→ fixed in1.8.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openafs
```

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