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CVE-2020-27223 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-27223: In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.6.v20170531 to 9.4.36.v20210114 (inclusive), 10.0.0, and 11.0.0 when Jetty handles a request containing multiple Accept headers with a large number of “quality” (i.e. q) parameters, the server may enter a denial of service (DoS) state due to high CPU usage processing those quali

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-27223 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jetty9→ fixed in9.4.38-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jetty9→ fixed in9.4.38-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • jetty9→ fixed in9.4.38-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jetty9
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