[USN-6552-1] Netatalk vulnerability

[Allen Huang]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6552-1
December 12, 2023

netatalk vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Netatalk could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- netatalk: Apple Filing Protocol service

Details:

Florent Saudel and Arnaud Gatignol discovered that Netatalk incorrectly
handled certain specially crafted Spotlight requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause heap corruption and execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-42464)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   netatalk                        3.1.14~ds-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   netatalk                        3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   netatalk                        3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6552-1
   CVE-2023-42464

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netatalk/3.1.14~ds-1ubuntu0.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netatalk/3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netatalk/3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3

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