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CVE-2017-3735 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-3735: While parsing an IPAddressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate, it is possible to do a one-byte overread. This would result in an incorrect text display of the certificate. This bug has been present since 2006 and is present in all versions of OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0g.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-3735 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssl→ fixed in1.1.0g-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssl→ fixed in1.1.0g-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • openssl→ fixed in1.1.0g-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl
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