CVE-2024-42358 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-42358: PDFio is a simple C library for reading and writing PDF files. There is a denial of service (DOS) vulnerability in the TTF parser. Maliciously crafted TTF files can cause the program to utilize 100% of the Memory and enter an infinite loop. This can also lead to a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-42358 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ippsample→ fixed in0.0~git20220215.f365352-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ippsample
```

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