CVE-2017-17844 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-17844: An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. A remote attacker can obtain cleartext content by sending an encrypted data block (that the attacker cannot directly decrypt) to a victim, and relying on the victim to automatically decrypt that block and then send it back to the attacker as quoted t

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-17844 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

enigmail→ fixed in2:1.9.9-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y enigmail
```

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