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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-6036-1 Critical Issue with Patchelf DoS Vulnerability

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 20, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Revise your Ubuntu installation to address the patchelf vulnerability that may lead to system failures or the leak of confidential information.
patchelf could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

patchelf could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- patchelf: modify properties of ELF executables

Details:

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds

checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially

crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu information exposure service disruption patchelf

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
patchelf 0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 ESM:
patchelf 0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2022-44940

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6036-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu information exposure service disruption patchelf

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patchelf/0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1

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