Out-of-bounds Write Affecting swupdate package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.95% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-SWUPDATE-16722575
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed24 Jun 2019

Introduced: 24 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 swupdate.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream swupdate package and not the swupdate package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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