CVE-2016-1902 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-1902: The nextBytes function in the SecureRandom class in Symfony before 2.3.37, 2.6.x before 2.6.13, and 2.7.x before 2.7.9 does not properly generate random numbers when used with PHP 5.x without the paragonie/random_compat library and the openssl_random_pseudo_bytes function fails, which makes it easie

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-1902 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in2.7.9+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in2.7.9+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in2.7.9+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

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