USN-6970-1: exfatprogs vulnerability
20 August 2024
exfatprogs could be made to crash or run programs if it handled a specially crafted partition.
Releases
Packages
- exfatprogs - tools to create, check and label exFAT filesystems
Details
It was discovered that exfatprogs incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into handling
specially crafted exfat partitions, a remote attacker could use this issue
to cause exfatprogs 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 22.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.