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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6422-1 Critical: Ring Device Input Problems Addressed

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu Circle impacting versions 20.04 and 18.04; urgent system refresh needed.
Several security issues were fixed in Ring.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Ring.

Software Description:

- ring: Secure and distributed voice, video, and chat platform

Details:

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or

an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,

a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or

an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,

a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

(CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301, CVE-2021-43302,

CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804, CVE-2021-43845, CVE-2022-21723,

CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547, CVE-2022-23608, CVE-2022-24754,

CVE-2022-24763, CVE-2022-24764, CVE-2022-24793, CVE-2022-31031,

CVE-2022-39244)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu update instructions security issues input handling Ring

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   jami                            20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1
   jami-daemon                     20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   jami                            20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
   jami-daemon                     20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
   ring                            20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
   ring-daemon                     20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   ring                            20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   ring-daemon                     20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6422-1

CVE-2021-37706, CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301,

CVE-2021-43302, CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804, CVE-2021-43845,

CVE-2022-21722, CVE-2022-21723, CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547,

CVE-2022-23608, CVE-2022-24754, CVE-2022-24763, CVE-2022-24764,

CVE-2022-24793, CVE-2022-31031, CVE-2022-39244, CVE-2023-27585

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6422-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu update instructions security issues input handling Ring

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ring/20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ring/20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1

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