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Ubuntu 24.x USN-7286-1 Critical: iniparser Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey February 24, 2025
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7286-1 addresses a vulnerability in iniparser, reported on February 24, 2025, outlining steps for users to safeguard their systems.
iniparser could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

iniparser could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- iniparser: INI file reader/writer

Details:

It was discovered that iniParser incorrectly handled certain files. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause iniParser to crash,

resulting in a denial of service.

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security advisory denial of service critical issue software update Ubuntu crash iniparser

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   libiniparser1                   4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libiniparser1                   4.1-7ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libiniparser1                   4.1-4ubuntu4.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7286-1

CVE-2025-0633

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security advisory denial of service critical issue software update Ubuntu crash iniparser

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iniparser/4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iniparser/4.1-7ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iniparser/4.1-4ubuntu4.2

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