USN-6429-2: curl vulnerability
11 October 2023
Several security issues were fixed in curl.
Releases
Packages
- 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
-
curl
-
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3-gnutls
-
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3-nss
-
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl4
-
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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curl
-
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3
-
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3-gnutls
-
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3-nss
-
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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curl
-
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3
-
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libcurl3-gnutls
-
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libcurl3-nss
-
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6429-1: libcurl4-doc, libcurl4-gnutls-dev, curl, libcurl4-nss-dev, libcurl3-nss, libcurl4, libcurl4-openssl-dev, libcurl3-gnutls
- USN-6429-3: libcurl4-doc, libcurl4-gnutls-dev, curl, libcurl4-nss-dev, libcurl3-nss, libcurl4, libcurl4-openssl-dev, libcurl3-gnutls