CVE-2023-34194 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-34194: StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace.

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-34194 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-4+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyxml
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-6+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyxml
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tinyxml
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tinyxml
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tinyxml
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

tinyxml→ fixed in2.6.2-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tinyxml
```

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