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CVE-2020-14315 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-14315: A memory corruption vulnerability is present in bspatch as shipped in Colin Percival’s bsdiff tools version 4.3. Insufficient checks when handling external inputs allows an attacker to bypass the sanity checks in place and write out of a dynamically allocated buffer boundaries.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-14315 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bsdiff→ fixed in4.3-22urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bsdiff

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bsdiff→ fixed in4.3-22urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bsdiff

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bsdiff→ fixed in4.3-22urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bsdiff
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