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CVE-2009-2409 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-2409: The Network Security Services (NSS) library before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox; GnuTLS before 2.6.4 and 2.7.4; OpenSSL 0.9.8 through 0.9.8k; and other products support MD2 with X.509 certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof certificates by using MD2 design flaws to generate a hash co

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-2409 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • nss→ fixed in3.12.3-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
  • openssl→ fixed in0.9.8k-4urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • nss→ fixed in3.12.3-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
  • openssl→ fixed in0.9.8k-4urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • nss→ fixed in3.12.3-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
  • openssl→ fixed in0.9.8k-4urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl
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