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Ubuntu 16.04: USN-7868-1 Raptor Important Denial of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues affecting Raptor fixed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, leading to potential crash or DoS risk.
Several security issues were fixed in Raptor.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Raptor.

Software Description:

- raptor: RDF syntax library

Details:

Hanno Böck discovered that Raptor incorrectly handled memory operations

when processing certain input files. An attacker could use this issue to

cause Raptor to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18926)

Hanno Böck discovered that Raptor incorrectly handled memory operations

when processing certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to cause Raptor to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2020-25713)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important memory issue rdf library

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libraptor1                      1.4.21-11ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  raptor-utils                    1.4.21-11ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7868-1

CVE-2017-18926, CVE-2020-25713

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7868-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important memory issue rdf library

Package Information

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