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CVE-2021-21366 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-21366: xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. xmldom versions 0.4.0 and older do not correctly preserve system identifiers, FPIs or namespaces when repeatedly parsing and serializing maliciously crafted documents. This may lead to unexpecte

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-21366 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • node-xmldom→ fixed in0.5.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-xmldom

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • node-xmldom→ fixed in0.5.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-xmldom

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • node-xmldom→ fixed in0.5.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-xmldom
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