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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6409-1
October 03, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.

Software Description:
- glibc: GNU C Library

Details:

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2023-4911)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain DNS
responses when the system was configured in no-aaaa mode. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04.
(CVE-2023-4527)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   libc6                           2.37-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libc6                           2.35-0ubuntu3.4

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6409-1
   CVE-2023-4527, CVE-2023-4911

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.37-0ubuntu2.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.35-0ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 6409-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

October 3, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library. Software Description: - glibc: GNU C Library Details: It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2023-4911) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain DNS responses when the system was configured in no-aaaa mode. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-4527)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: libc6 2.37-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libc6 2.35-0ubuntu3.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6409-1

CVE-2023-4527, CVE-2023-4911

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6409-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.37-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.35-0ubuntu3.4

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