CVE-2017-7805 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7805: During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake hashes are generated which point to a message buffer. This saved data is used for later messages but in some cases, the handshake transcript can exceed the space available in the current buffer, causing the allocation of a new buffer. This leaves a pointer pointin

Affects 3 Linux releases across 9 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7805 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in52.4.0esr-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
nss→ fixed in2:3.33-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:52.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in52.4.0esr-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
nss→ fixed in2:3.33-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:52.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

firefox-esr→ fixed in52.4.0esr-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y firefox-esr
```
nss→ fixed in2:3.33-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nss
```
thunderbird→ fixed in1:52.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
```

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