CVE-2019-15767 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-15767: In GNU Chess 6.2.5, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the cmd_load function in frontend/cmd.cc via a crafted chess position in an EPD file.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-15767 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnuchess→ fixed in6.2.7-1urgency: unimportant

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnuchess→ fixed in6.2.7-1urgency: unimportant

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnuchess→ fixed in6.2.7-1urgency: unimportant

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

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