CVE-2024-34703 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-34703: Botan is a C++ cryptography library. X.509 certificates can identify elliptic curves using either an object identifier or using explicit encoding of the parameters. Prior to versions 3.3.0 and 2.19.4, an attacker could present an ECDSA X.509 certificate using explicit encoding where the parameters a

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-34703 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

botan→ fixed in2.19.3+dfsg-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y botan
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

botan→ fixed in2.19.4+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y botan
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

botan→ fixed in2.19.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade botan
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

botan→ fixed in2.19.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade botan
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

botan→ fixed in2.19.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade botan
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

botan→ fixed in2.19.5-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade botan
```

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