CVE-2020-13757 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-13757: Python-RSA before 4.1 ignores leading '\0' bytes during decryption of ciphertext. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact, e.g., by helping an attacker to infer that an application uses Python-RSA, or if the length of accepted ciphertext affects application behavior (such as by causin

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-13757 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-rsa→ fixed in4.7.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-rsa
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-rsa→ fixed in4.7.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-rsa
```

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