CVE-2022-4981 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-4981: A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-4981 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dcmtk→ fixed in3.6.5-1+deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dcmtk
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dcmtk→ fixed in3.6.8-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dcmtk
```

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