CVE-2020-15522 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-15522: Bouncy Castle BC Java before 1.66, BC C# .NET before 1.8.7, BC-FJA before 1.0.1.2, 1.0.2.1, and BC-FNA before 1.0.1.1 have a timing issue within the EC math library that can expose information about the private key when an attacker is able to observe timing information for the generation of multiple

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-15522 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bouncycastle→ fixed in1.68-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bouncycastle
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bouncycastle→ fixed in1.68-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bouncycastle
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bouncycastle→ fixed in1.68-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bouncycastle
```

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