USN-6994-1: Netty vulnerabilities

5 September 2024

Several security issues were fixed in Netty.

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Releases

Packages

  • netty - Java NIO client/server socket framework

Details

It was discovered that Netty did not properly sanitize its input
parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
crash. (CVE-2023-34462)

It was discovered that Netty incorrectly handled request cancellation. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Netty to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-44487)

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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.

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