Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6389-1 Critical Indent Denial Of Service
ubuntu
September 20, 2023
Indent could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Indent could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - indent: C language source code formatting program Details: It was discovered that Indent incorrectly handled parsing certain source files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted source file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Indent to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: indent 2.2.12-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: indent 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: indent 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6389-1
CVE-2023-40305
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indent/2.2.12-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indent/2.2.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indent/2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
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