CVE-2018-20164 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-20164: An issue was discovered in regex.yaml (aka regexes.yaml) in UA-Parser UAP-Core before 0.6.0. A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue allows remote attackers to overload a server by setting the User-Agent header in an HTTP(S) request to a value containing a long digit string. (The UAP-Co

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-20164 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

uap-core→ fixed in20190213-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y uap-core
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

uap-core→ fixed in20190213-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y uap-core
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

uap-core→ fixed in20190213-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y uap-core
```

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