CVE-2019-16777 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-16777: Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a serve binary, any subsequent installs of pa

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-16777 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

npm→ fixed in6.13.4+ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y npm
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

npm→ fixed in6.13.4+ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y npm
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

npm→ fixed in6.13.4+ds-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y npm
```

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