USN-4416-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Published Jul 6, 2020
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Updated

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

6 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/libc6<2.30-0ubuntu2.2
2.30-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libc6<2.27-3ubuntu1.2
2.27-3ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libc6<2.23-0ubuntu11.2
2.23-0ubuntu11.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libc6 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.30-0ubuntu2.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libc6 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.27-3ubuntu1.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libc6 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.23-0ubuntu11.2

Event History

Jul 6, 2020
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?

The vulnerability ID for this advisory is USN-4416-1.

2

What is the title of this advisory?

The title of this advisory is 'USN-4416-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities'.

3

Who discovered the vulnerability?

The vulnerability was discovered by Florian Weimer.

4

What is the impact of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

5

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability only affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04, and 19.10.

6

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, upgrade to the specified version of libc6 as mentioned in the advisory.

7

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

More information about this vulnerability can be found on the Ubuntu Security website.

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