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CVE-2020-18442 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-18442: Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-18442 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • zziplib→ fixed in0.13.62-3.3+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zziplib

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • zziplib→ fixed in0.13.72+dfsg.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zziplib

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • zziplib→ fixed in0.13.72+dfsg.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y zziplib
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