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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6641-1
February 19, 2024curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
curl could be made to set cookies that would bypass PSL checks.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled mixed case cookie
domains. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to set cookies
that get sent to different and unrelated sites and domains.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm3
libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm3
libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm3
libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm11
libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm11
libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm11
libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm11
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6641-1
CVE-2023-46218