CVE-2017-12868 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-12868: The secureCompare method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier, when used with PHP before 5.6, allows attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or possibly bypass authentication by leveraging missing character conversions before an XOR operation.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-12868 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.14.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.14.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp
```

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