CVE-2021-40403 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-40403: An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the pick-and-place rotation parsing functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.8.0. A specially-crafted pick-and-place file can exploit the missing initialization of a structure to leak memory contents. An attacker can

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-40403 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gerbv→ fixed in2.7.0-2+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gerbv
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gerbv→ fixed in2.9.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gerbv
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gerbv→ fixed in2.9.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gerbv
```

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