CVE-2019-7317 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-7317: png_image_free in png.c in libpng 1.6.x before 1.6.37 has a use-after-free because png_image_free_function is called under png_safe_execute.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 29 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-7317 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0esr-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.36-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:60.7.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0esr-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.36-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:60.7.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0esr-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
libpng1.6→ fixed in1.6.36-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libpng1.6
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:60.7.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libpng→ fixed in1.6.37-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libpng
```

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade firefox-esr

openjdk11→ fixed in11.0.4_p11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk11

openjdk8→ fixed in8.222.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk8

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libpng→ fixed in1.6.37-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libpng
```

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade firefox-esr

openjdk11→ fixed in11.0.4_p11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk11

openjdk8→ fixed in8.222.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk8

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libpng→ fixed in1.6.37-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libpng
```

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade firefox-esr

openjdk11→ fixed in11.0.4_p11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk11

openjdk8→ fixed in8.222.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk8

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

libpng→ fixed in1.6.37-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libpng
```

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade firefox-esr

openjdk11→ fixed in11.0.4_p11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk11

openjdk8→ fixed in8.222.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk8

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

libpng→ fixed in1.6.37-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libpng
```

firefox-esr→ fixed in60.7.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade firefox-esr

openjdk11→ fixed in11.0.4_p11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk11

openjdk8→ fixed in8.222.10-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openjdk8

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