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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6715-2 Moderate: unixODBC Code Issue

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical unixODBC vulnerability has been found in Ubuntu 24.04. Users must install the patches promptly to safeguard sensitive data and maintain security
unixODBC could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: unixODBC could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code. Software Description: - unixodbc: Basic ODBC tools Details: USN-6715-1 fixed a vulnerability in unixODBC. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain bytes. An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update code execution ubuntu unixODBC

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libodbc2 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 unixodbc 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6715-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6715-1

CVE-2024-1013

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6715-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory update code execution ubuntu unixODBC

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unixodbc/2.3.12-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

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