========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6429-2 October 11, 2023
curl vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in curl. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: USN-6429-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled cookies when an application duplicated certain handles. A local attacker could possibly create a cookie file and inject arbitrary cookies into subsequent connections. (CVE-2023-38546) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): curl 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6429-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6429-1 CVE-2023-38546
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