CVE-2023-52892 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-52892: In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verificati

Affects 3 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-52892 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

phpseclib→ fixed in1.0.19-3+deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpseclib
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

php-phpseclib→ fixed in2.0.42-1+deb12u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-phpseclib
```
php-phpseclib3→ fixed in3.0.19-1+deb12u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-phpseclib3
```
phpseclib→ fixed in1.0.20-1+deb12u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpseclib
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

php-phpseclib→ fixed in2.0.46-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-phpseclib
```
php-phpseclib3→ fixed in3.0.33-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-phpseclib3
```
phpseclib→ fixed in1.0.22-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpseclib
```

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