CVE-2019-17637 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-17637: In all versions of Eclipse Web Tools Platform through release 3.18 (2020-06), XML and DTD files referring to external entities could be exploited to send the contents of local files to a remote server when edited or validated, even when external entity resolution is disabled in the user preferences.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-17637 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

eclipse-wtp→ fixed in3.18-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y eclipse-wtp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

eclipse-wtp→ fixed in3.18-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y eclipse-wtp
```

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