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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-7168-1 critical: EditorConfig denial of service

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A recent security patch for EditorConfig on Ubuntu resolves significant vulnerabilities that may result in system crashes or the possibility of malicious code being executed.
EditorConfig could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

EditorConfig could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- editorconfig-core: coding style indenter for all editors

Details:

It was discovered that EditorConfig improperly managed memory when handling

certain inputs, leading to overflows. An attacker could possibly use these

issues to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory management EditorConfig

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
libeditorconfig0 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7168-1

CVE-2023-0341, CVE-2024-53849

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7168-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory management EditorConfig

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/editorconfig-core/0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

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