CVE-2020-14983 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-14983: The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A malicious user can overwrite the server's stack.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-14983 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chocolate-doom→ fixed in3.0.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chocolate-doom
```
crispy-doom→ fixed in5.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y crispy-doom
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chocolate-doom→ fixed in3.0.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chocolate-doom
```
crispy-doom→ fixed in5.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y crispy-doom
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chocolate-doom→ fixed in3.0.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chocolate-doom
```
crispy-doom→ fixed in5.9.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y crispy-doom
```

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