CVE-2018-20615 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-20615: An out-of-bounds read issue was discovered in the HTTP/2 protocol decoder in HAProxy 1.8.x and 1.9.x through 1.9.0 which can result in a crash. The processing of the PRIORITY flag in a HEADERS frame requires 5 extra bytes, and while these bytes are skipped, the total frame length was not re-checked

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-20615 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

haproxy→ fixed in1.8.16-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y haproxy
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

haproxy→ fixed in1.8.16-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y haproxy
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

haproxy→ fixed in1.8.16-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y haproxy
```

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