CVE-2021-21702 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-21702: In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.27, 7.4.x below 7.4.15 and 8.0.x below 8.0.2, when using SOAP extension to connect to a SOAP server, a malicious SOAP server could return malformed XML data as a response that would cause PHP to access a null pointer and thus cause a crash.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-21702 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

php7.4→ fixed in7.4.15-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php7.4
```

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