What is the severity of USN-6239-1?

The severity of USN-6239-1 is considered moderate due to the potential for bypassing signature verification.

How do I fix USN-6239-1?

You can fix USN-6239-1 by updating the ecdsautils package to the recommended versions specified for your Ubuntu release.

What versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-6239-1?

USN-6239-1 affects Ubuntu versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 with specific versions of the ecdsautils package.

Is there a workaround for USN-6239-1?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for USN-6239-1; patching is the recommended action.

What is ecdsautils in relation to USN-6239-1?

Ecdsautils is a package in Ubuntu that engages with ECDSA signatures, and USN-6239-1 addresses a vulnerability in how it verifies the signatures.

Vulnerability/
USN-6239-1

20/7/2023

USN-6239-1: ECDSA Util vulnerability

First published: Thu Jul 20 2023(Updated: )

It was discovered that ECDSA Util did not properly verify certain signature values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass signature verification.

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
ubuntu/ecdsautils	<0.3.2+git20151018-2+deb10u1build0.22.04.1	0.3.2+git20151018-2+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
Ubuntu	=22.04
All of
ubuntu/ecdsautils	<0.3.2+git20151018-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1	0.3.2+git20151018-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
Ubuntu	=20.04
All of
ubuntu/ecdsautils	<0.3.2+git20151018-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1	0.3.2+git20151018-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu	=18.04
All of
ubuntu/ecdsautils	<0.3.2+git20151018-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1	0.3.2+git20151018-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu	=16.04

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(Contains the following vulnerabilities)

CVE-2022-24884

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of USN-6239-1?
The severity of USN-6239-1 is considered moderate due to the potential for bypassing signature verification.
How do I fix USN-6239-1?
You can fix USN-6239-1 by updating the ecdsautils package to the recommended versions specified for your Ubuntu release.
What versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-6239-1?
USN-6239-1 affects Ubuntu versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 with specific versions of the ecdsautils package.
Is there a workaround for USN-6239-1?
Currently, there are no known workarounds for USN-6239-1; patching is the recommended action.
What is ecdsautils in relation to USN-6239-1?
Ecdsautils is a package in Ubuntu that engages with ECDSA signatures, and USN-6239-1 addresses a vulnerability in how it verifies the signatures.

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