CVE-2023-40569 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-40569: FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the `progressive_decompress` function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the `nXSrc` and `nYSrc` variables. This i

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-40569 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

freerdp2→ fixed in2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y freerdp2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

freerdp2→ fixed in2.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y freerdp2
```

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