CVE-2020-7212 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-7212: The _encode_invalid_chars function in util/url.py in the urllib3 library 1.25.2 through 1.25.7 for Python allows a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of an inefficient algorithm. The percent_encodings array contains all matches of percent encodings. It is not deduplicated. For a URL of leng

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-7212 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in1.25.8-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in1.25.8-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-urllib3→ fixed in1.25.8-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-urllib3
```

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