CVE-2019-16159 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-16159: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.x through 1.6.7 and 2.x through 2.0.5 has a stack-based buffer overflow. The BGP daemon's support for RFC 8203 administrative shutdown communication messages included an incorrect logical expression when checking the validity of an input message. Sending a shutdown c

Affects 3 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-16159 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bird→ fixed in1.6.8-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bird
```
bird2→ fixed in2.0.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bird2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bird→ fixed in1.6.8-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bird
```
bird2→ fixed in2.0.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bird2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bird2→ fixed in2.0.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bird2
```

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