CVE-2019-16395 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-16395: GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the cb_name() function in cobc/tree.c via crafted COBOL source code.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-16395 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnucobol→ fixed in4.0~early~20200606-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnucobol
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnucobol→ fixed in4.0~early~20200606-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnucobol
```

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