Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 714
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 714

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-8452-1 Important: Libxml2 XML Entity Expansion

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 11, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian 9, 8, and 7 resolve wget complications tied to session management. Confirm your installation is current.
Several security issues were fixed in curl.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in curl. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: USN-6429-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled cookies when an application duplicated certain handles. A local attacker could possibly create a cookie file and inject arbitrary cookies into subsequent connections. (CVE-2023-38546)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu system update local attack curl cookie injection

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6429-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6429-1

CVE-2023-38546

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6429-2

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu system update local attack curl cookie injection

Package Information

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here