CVE-2021-41500 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-41500: Incomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop <= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt.cholmod.solve, cvxopt.cholmod.spsolve), which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by construct fake Capsule objects.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-41500 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cvxopt→ fixed in1.2.7+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cvxopt
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cvxopt→ fixed in1.2.7+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cvxopt
```

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