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USN-6486-1: iniParser vulnerability

20 November 2023

Iniparser could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • iniparser - development files for the iniParser INI file reader/writer

Details

It was discovered that iniParser incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04

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

References