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CVE-2020-13936 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-13936: An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Vel

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-13936 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • velocity→ fixed in1.7-6urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y velocity

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • velocity→ fixed in1.7-6urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y velocity

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • velocity→ fixed in1.7-6urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y velocity
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