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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5523-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 11, 2023                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : curl
CVE ID         : CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38546

Two security issues were found in Curl, an easy-to-use client-side URL
transfer library and command line tool:

CVE-2023-38545

    Jay Satiro discovered a buffer overflow in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake.

CVE-2023-38546

    It was discovered that under some circumstances libcurl was
    susceptible to cookie injection.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u10.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 7.88.1-10+deb12u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.

For the detailed security status of curl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/curl

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5523-1: curl security update

October 11, 2023
Two security issues were found in Curl, an easy-to-use client-side URL transfer library and command line tool: CVE-2023-38545

Summary

Two security issues were found in Curl, an easy-to-use client-side URL
transfer library and command line tool:

CVE-2023-38545

Jay Satiro discovered a buffer overflow in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake.

CVE-2023-38546

It was discovered that under some circumstances libcurl was
susceptible to cookie injection.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u10.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 7.88.1-10+deb12u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.

For the detailed security status of curl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/curl

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : curl
CVE ID : CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38546

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