CVE-2019-12900 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-12900: BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 11 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-12900 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-9.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bzip2
```
clamav→ fixed in0.101.4+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-9.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bzip2
```
clamav→ fixed in0.101.4+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-9.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bzip2
```
clamav→ fixed in0.101.4+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y clamav
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-r7
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bzip2
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-r7
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bzip2
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-r7
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bzip2
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-r7
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bzip2
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

bzip2→ fixed in1.0.6-r7
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bzip2
```

Are YOU affected by CVE-2019-12900?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash

Form-based quickscan View on NVD

Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2019-12900dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.

See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)