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Urgent: Ubuntu 25.04 USN-7634-2 Addresses Glibc Vulnerability Risks

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Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7634-1
July 14, 2025

glibc vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.

Software Description:
- glibc: GNU C Library

Details:

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strcmp
implementation optimized for Power10 processors. This could cause
applications to crash, compute wrong results, or leak confidential
information. (CVE-2025-5702)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strncmp
implementation optimized for Power10 processors. This could cause
applications to crash, compute wrong results, or leak confidential
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-5745)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libc6                           2.41-6ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libc6                           2.39-0ubuntu8.5

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7634-1
  CVE-2025-5702, CVE-2025-5745

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.41-6ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.39-0ubuntu8.5

Urgent: Ubuntu 25.04 USN-7634-2 Addresses Glibc Vulnerability Risks

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 14, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws resolved in GNU C Library for versions 24.04 and 25.04 of Ubuntu; users recommended to implement updates.
Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU C Library. Software Description: - glibc: GNU C Library Details: It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strcmp implementation optimized for Power10 processors. This could cause applications to crash, compute wrong results, or leak confidential information. (CVE-2025-5702) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strncmp implementation optimized for Power10 processors. This could cause applications to crash, compute wrong results, or leak confidential information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-5745)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libc6 2.41-6ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libc6 2.39-0ubuntu8.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7634-1

CVE-2025-5702, CVE-2025-5745

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7634-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.41-6ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.39-0ubuntu8.5

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