CVE-2023-35958 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-35958: Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 VCDATA parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially-crafted .fst file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-35958 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gtkwave→ fixed in3.3.104+really3.3.118-0+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gtkwave
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gtkwave→ fixed in3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gtkwave
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gtkwave→ fixed in3.3.118-0.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gtkwave
```

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