CVE-2020-14040 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-14040: The x/text package before 0.3.3 for Go has a vulnerability in encoding/unicode that could lead to the UTF-16 decoder entering an infinite loop, causing the program to crash or run out of memory. An attacker could provide a single byte to a UTF16 decoder instantiated with UseBOM or ExpectBOM to trigg

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-14040 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

golang-golang-x-text→ fixed in0.3.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y golang-golang-x-text
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

golang-golang-x-text→ fixed in0.3.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y golang-golang-x-text
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

golang-golang-x-text→ fixed in0.3.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y golang-golang-x-text
```

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