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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7478-1 critical: Corosync denial of service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Corosync could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7478-1
May 05, 2025

corosync vulnerability
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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

Summary:

Corosync could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- corosync: cluster engine daemon and utilities

Details:

It was discovered that Corosync incorrectly handled certain large UDP
packets. If encryption is disabled, or an attacker knows the encryption
key, this issue could be used to cause Corosync to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   corosync                        3.1.8-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   corosync                        3.1.7-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   corosync                        3.1.6-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   corosync                        3.0.3-2ubuntu2.2

After a standard system update you need to restart Corosync to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7478-1
   CVE-2025-30472

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.8-2ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.7-1ubuntu3.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.6-1ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.0.3-2ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7478-1 critical: Corosync denial of service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 5, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Corosync on Ubuntu is vulnerable to a denial of service threat; ensure you apply updates promptly for securing system stability.
Corosync could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

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 Summary: Corosync could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - corosync: cluster engine daemon and utilities Details: It was discovered that Corosync incorrectly handled certain large UDP packets. If encryption is disabled, or an attacker knows the encryption key, this issue could be used to cause Corosync to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 corosync 3.1.8-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS corosync 3.1.7-1ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS corosync 3.1.6-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS corosync 3.0.3-2ubuntu2.2 After a standard system update you need to restart Corosync to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7478-1

CVE-2025-30472

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7478-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.8-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.7-1ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.1.6-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.0.3-2ubuntu2.2

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