CVE-2018-7286 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-7286: An issue was discovered in Asterisk through 13.19.1, 14.x through 14.7.5, and 15.x through 15.2.1, and Certified Asterisk through 13.18-cert2. res_pjsip allows remote authenticated users to crash Asterisk (segmentation fault) by sending a number of SIP INVITE messages on a TCP or TLS connection and

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2018-7286's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40% (98th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:40% · 30-day exploit probability98th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-7286 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

asterisk→ fixed in1:13.20.0~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y asterisk
```

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