CVE-2020-1722 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-1722: A flaw was found in all ipa versions 4.x.x through 4.8.0. When sending a very long password (>= 1,000,000 characters) to the server, the password hashing process could exhaust memory and CPU leading to a denial of service and the website becoming unresponsive. The highest threat from this vulnerabil

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-1722 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

freeipa→ fixed in4.8.8-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y freeipa
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

freeipa→ fixed in4.8.8-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y freeipa
```

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