CVE-2020-5226 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-5226: Cross-site scripting in SimpleSAMLphp before version 1.18.4. The www/erroreport.php script allows error reports to be submitted and sent to the system administrator. Starting with SimpleSAMLphp 1.18.0, a new SimpleSAML\Utils\EMail class was introduced to handle sending emails, implemented as a wrapp

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-5226 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: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

simplesamlphp→ fixed in1.18.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y simplesamlphp
```

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