CVE-2020-5225 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-5225: Log injection in SimpleSAMLphp before version 1.18.4. The www/erroreport.php script, which receives error reports and sends them via email to the system administrator, did not properly sanitize the report identifier obtained from the request. This allows an attacker, under specific circumstances, to

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-5225 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.18.4-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.18.4-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp

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