USN-6620-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

1 February 2024

GNU C Library could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it handled a specially crafted request.

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It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the syslog()
function call. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary
code and possibly escalate privileges.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

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