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title: 'USN-8368-1: libeconf vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices'
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1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices)
2. USN-8368-1

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# USN-8368-1: libeconf vulnerability

Publication date

2 June 2026

Overview

libeconf could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Releases

[22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy)

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## Packages

* [libeconf](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=libeconf) - highly flexible and configurable library to parse and manage key=value configuration files

## Details

It was discovered that libeconf did not properly check the size of
input when copying data to a buffer. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause libeconf to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.

## Update instructions

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

[Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

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

| Ubuntu Release | Package Version |
| --- | --- |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | [libeconf0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libeconf) –  [0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libeconf/0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1) | | |

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## References

* [CVE-2023-22652](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22652)