CVE-2013-2172 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2013-2172: jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof an XML Signature by using the CanonicalizationMethod parameter to specify an arbitrary weak "canonicalization algor

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2013-2172 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml-security-java→ fixed in1.5.5-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml-security-java
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml-security-java→ fixed in1.5.5-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml-security-java
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml-security-java→ fixed in1.5.5-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml-security-java
```

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