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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7012-1
September 16, 2024

curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

curl could incorrectly check bad certificates when OCSP stapling is in use.

Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details:

Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain OCSP
responses. This could result in bad certificates not being checked
properly, contrary to expectations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   curl                            8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4
   libcurl3t64-gnutls              8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4
   libcurl4t64                     8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   curl                            7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18
   libcurl3-gnutls                 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18
   libcurl3-nss                    7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18
   libcurl4                        7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   curl                            7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24
   libcurl3-gnutls                 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24
   libcurl3-nss                    7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24
   libcurl4                        7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7012-1
   CVE-2024-8096

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24

Ubuntu 7012-1: curl Security Advisory Updates

September 16, 2024
curl could incorrectly check bad certificates when OCSP stapling is in use.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: curl could incorrectly check bad certificates when OCSP stapling is in use. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain OCSP responses. This could result in bad certificates not being checked properly, contrary to expectations.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS curl 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4 libcurl3t64-gnutls 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4 libcurl4t64 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS curl 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18 libcurl3-gnutls 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18 libcurl3-nss 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18 libcurl4 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS curl 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24 libcurl3-gnutls 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24 libcurl3-nss 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24 libcurl4 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7012-1

CVE-2024-8096

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7012-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24

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