CVE-2020-11945 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-11945: An issue was discovered in Squid before 5.0.2. A remote attacker can replay a sniffed Digest Authentication nonce to gain access to resources that are otherwise forbidden. This occurs because the attacker can overflow the nonce reference counter (a short integer). Remote code execution may occur if

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-11945 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

squid→ fixed in4.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

squid→ fixed in4.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

squid→ fixed in4.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
```

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