CVE-2021-23839 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-23839: OpenSSL 1.0.2 supports SSLv2. If a client attempts to negotiate SSLv2 with a server that is configured to support both SSLv2 and more recent SSL and TLS versions then a check is made for a version rollback attack when unpadding an RSA signature. Clients that support SSL or TLS versions greater than

Affects 8 Linux releases across 9 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-23839 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssl→ fixed in1.0.0d-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssl→ fixed in1.0.0d-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssl→ fixed in1.0.0d-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssl
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

openssl→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

openssl→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

openssl→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

openssl→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl
```

openssl1.1-compat→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl1.1-compat

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

openssl→ fixed in1.1.1j-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssl
```

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