StackPatch is liveSee product

Back to CVE digest
CVE-2017-7823 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-7823: The content security policy (CSP) "sandbox" directive did not create a unique origin for the document, causing it to behave as if the "allow-same-origin" keyword were always specified. This could allow a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack to be launched from unsafe content. This vulnerability affects

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-7823 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • thunderbird→ fixed in1:52.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y thunderbird
Are YOU affected by CVE-2017-7823?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash
Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2017-7823dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.

See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)