CVE-2023-6681 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-6681: A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service atta

Affects 5 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-6681 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-jwcrypto→ fixed in1.5.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-jwcrypto
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-jwcrypto→ fixed in1.5.1-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-jwcrypto

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-jwcrypto→ fixed in1.5.1-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-jwcrypto

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-jwcrypto→ fixed in1.5.1-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-jwcrypto

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-jwcrypto→ fixed in1.5.1-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-jwcrypto

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