USN-6237-3: curl vulnerabilities

Published Sep 11, 2023
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Updated

USN-6237-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled validating certain certificate wildcards. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof certain website certificates using IDN hosts. (CVE-2023-28321) Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled callbacks when certain options are set by applications. This could cause applications using curl to misbehave, resulting in information disclosure, or a denial of service. (CVE-2023-28322) It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled saving cookies to files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-32001)

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/curl<7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-gnutls<7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-nss<7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl4<7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/curl<7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3<7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-gnutls<7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-nss<7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/curl<7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3<7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-gnutls<7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libcurl3-nss<7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04

Event History

Sep 11, 2023
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?

The vulnerability ID for this advisory is USN-6237-3.

2

What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability is curl, libcurl3-gnutls, libcurl3-nss, and libcurl4.

3

What is the severity of this vulnerability?

The severity of this vulnerability is not mentioned in the advisory.

4

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, you need to update curl and its related packages to the specified versions.

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability in the references section of the advisory.

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