Ubuntu 7141-1: oFono Security Advisory Updates
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December 10, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in oFono.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in oFono. Software Description: - ofono: Mobile telephony stack Details: It was discovered that oFono incorrectly handled decoding SMS messages leading to a stack overflow. A remote attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2794, CVE-2023-4233, CVE-2023-4234)
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 ofono 1.31-3ubuntu3.24.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ofono 1.31-3ubuntu3.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ofono 1.31-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ofono 1.31-2ubuntu1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ofono 1.21-1ubuntu1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ofono 1.17.bzr6912+16.04.20160314.3-0ubuntu1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to restart oFono to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7141-1
CVE-2023-2794, CVE-2023-4233, CVE-2023-4234
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ofono/1.31-3ubuntu3.24.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ofono/1.31-3ubuntu3.24.04.1
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