CVE-2016-9814 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-9814: The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging impr

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-9814 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.14.10-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.14.10-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp

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