CVE-2021-37146 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-37146: An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-37146 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ros-ros-comm→ fixed in1.15.9+ds1-7+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-ros-comm
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ros-ros-comm→ fixed in1.15.13+ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-ros-comm
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ros-ros-comm→ fixed in1.15.13+ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-ros-comm
```

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