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Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5009-2: Critical Information Leak In Libslirp

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in libslirp.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5009-2
October 26, 2021

libslirp vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libslirp.

Software Description:
- libslirp: General purpose TCP-IP emulator library

Details:

USN-5009-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libslirp. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 21.10.

Original advisory details:

 Qiuhao Li discovered that libslirp incorrectly handled certain header data
 lengths. An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to leak
 sensitive information from the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-29129, CVE-2020-29130)
  It was discovered that libslirp incorrectly handled certain udp packets. An
 attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive
 information from the host. (CVE-2021-3592, CVE-2021-3593, CVE-2021-3594,
 CVE-2021-3595)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 21.10:
  libslirp0                       4.4.0-1ubuntu0.21.10.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5009-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5009-1
  CVE-2021-3592, CVE-2021-3593, CVE-2021-3594, CVE-2021-3595

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libslirp/4.4.0-1ubuntu0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5009-2: Critical Information Leak In Libslirp

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 26, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple bugs resolved in libslirp for Ubuntu 21.10 targeting information breaches stemming from inadequate header management.
Several security issues were fixed in libslirp.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: libslirp0 4.4.0-1ubuntu0.21.10.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5009-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5009-1

CVE-2021-3592, CVE-2021-3593, CVE-2021-3594, CVE-2021-3595

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October 26, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libslirp/4.4.0-1ubuntu0.21.10.1

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