CVE-2018-20004 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-20004: An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in mxml_write_node in mxml-file.c via vectors involving a double-precision floating point number and the '<order type="real">' substring, as demonstrated by testmxml.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-20004 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mxml→ fixed in2.12-2urgency: low

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mxml→ fixed in2.12-2urgency: low

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mxml→ fixed in2.12-2urgency: low

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

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