USN-5842-1: EditorConfig Core C vulnerability

Publication date

6 February 2023

Overview

EditorConfig Core C could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

Mark Esler and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that
EditorConfig Core C incorrectly handled memory when handling
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using EditorConfig Core C to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Mark Esler and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that
EditorConfig Core C incorrectly handled memory when handling
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using EditorConfig Core C to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic libeditorconfig0 –  0.12.5-2.1ubuntu0.1
editorconfig –  0.12.5-2.1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy libeditorconfig0 –  0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
editorconfig –  0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 focal libeditorconfig0 –  0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
editorconfig –  0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
18.04 bionic libeditorconfig0 –  0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
editorconfig –  0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
libeditorconfig-dev –  0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libeditorconfig0 –  0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
editorconfig –  0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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