CVE-2018-19789 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-19789: An issue was discovered in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.50, 2.8.x before 2.8.49, 3.x before 3.4.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.15, 4.1.x before 4.1.9, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1. When using the scalar type hint `string` in a setter method (e.g. `setName(string $name)`) of a class that's the `data_class` of a form, an

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-19789 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in3.4.20+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in3.4.20+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

symfony→ fixed in3.4.20+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y symfony
```

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