CVE-2019-6470 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-6470: There had existed in one of the ISC BIND libraries a bug in a function that was used by dhcpd when operating in DHCPv6 mode. There was also a bug in dhcpd relating to the use of this function per its documentation, but the bug in the library function prevented this from causing any harm. All release

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-6470 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

isc-dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y isc-dhcp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

isc-dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y isc-dhcp
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

isc-dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y isc-dhcp
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade dhcp
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade dhcp
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

dhcp→ fixed in4.4.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade dhcp
```

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