CVE-2019-19450 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-19450: paraparser in ReportLab before 3.5.31 allows remote code execution because start_unichar in paraparser.py evaluates untrusted user input in a unichar element in a crafted XML document with '<unichar code="' followed by arbitrary Python code, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17626.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-19450 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-reportlab→ fixed in3.5.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-reportlab
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-reportlab→ fixed in3.5.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-reportlab
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-reportlab→ fixed in3.5.31-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-reportlab
```

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