CVE-2019-17638 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-17638: In Eclipse Jetty, versions 9.4.27.v20200227 to 9.4.29.v20200521, in case of too large response headers, Jetty throws an exception to produce an HTTP 431 error. When this happens, the ByteBuffer containing the HTTP response headers is released back to the ByteBufferPool twice. Because of this double

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-17638 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

jetty9→ fixed in9.4.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

jetty9→ fixed in9.4.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

jetty9→ fixed in9.4.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9
```

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