CVE-2020-36428 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-36428: matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.18 through 1.5.21 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadInt32DataDouble (called from ReadInt32Data and Mat_VarRead4).

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-36428 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libmatio→ fixed in1.5.22-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libmatio
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libmatio→ fixed in1.5.22-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libmatio
```

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