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Ubuntu 22.04 libeconf Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-8368-1

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Calendar Grey June 2, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical vulnerability in libeconf may cause denial of service on Ubuntu 22.04 with specially crafted input.
libeconf could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

libeconf could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- libeconf: highly flexible and configurable library to parse and manage key=value configuration files

Details:

It was discovered that libeconf did not properly check the size of

input when copying data to a buffer. An attacker could possibly use

this issue to cause libeconf to crash, resulting in a denial of

service.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow critical Ubuntu libeconf

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libeconf0                       0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8368-1

CVE-2023-22652

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8368-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow critical Ubuntu libeconf

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libeconf/0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

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