USN-4416-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Florian Weimer discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-12133) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain SSE2-optimized memmove operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18269) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain pathname operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11236) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain AVX-512-optimized mempcpy operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11237) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain hostname loookups. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19591) Jakub Wilk discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memalign functions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-6485) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly ignored the LDPREFERMAP32BITEXEC environment variable after security transitions. A local attacker could use this issue to bypass ASLR restrictions. (CVE-2019-19126) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9169) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain bit patterns. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10029) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain signal trampolines on PowerPC. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1751) It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled tilde expansion. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1752)
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
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ubuntu/libc6to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.30-0ubuntu2.2 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/libc6to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.27-3ubuntu1.2 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/libc6to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.23-0ubuntu11.2
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?
The vulnerability ID for this advisory is USN-4416-1.
What is the title of this advisory?
The title of this advisory is 'USN-4416-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities'.
Who discovered the vulnerability?
The vulnerability was discovered by Florian Weimer.
What is the impact of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?
This vulnerability only affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04, and 19.10.
How can I fix this vulnerability?
To fix this vulnerability, upgrade to the specified version of libc6 as mentioned in the advisory.
Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?
More information about this vulnerability can be found on the Ubuntu Security website.