Ubuntu 25.04, 24.10, 24.04, 22.04 LTS: 7505-1 critical: abseil crash

ubuntu

May 14, 2025

Abseil could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Abseil could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- abseil: extensions to the C++ standard library

Details:

It was discovered that Abseil incorrectly handled memory with the upper

bound of the size argument. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service or memory corruption.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update memory corruption Ubuntu abseil

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libabsl20230802                 20230802.1-4.2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 24.10
  libabsl20230802                 20230802.1-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libabsl20220623t64              20220623.1-3.1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libabsl20210324                 0~20210324.2-2ubuntu0.2

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