CVE-2025-5889 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-5889: A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. Th

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-5889 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-brace-expansion→ fixed in2.0.1+~1.1.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-brace-expansion
```

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