USN-4677-1: p11-kit vulnerabilities
5 January 2021
Several security issues were fixed in p11-kit.
Releases
Packages
- p11-kit - p11-glue utilities
Details
David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
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libp11-kit0
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0.23.2-5~ubuntu16.04.2
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p11-kit
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0.23.2-5~ubuntu16.04.2
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p11-kit-modules
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0.23.2-5~ubuntu16.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.