[USN-5885-1] APR vulnerability

[David Lane]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5885-1
February 27, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library

Details:

Ronald Crane discovered integer overflow vulnerabilities in the Apache
Portable Runtime (APR) that could potentially result in memory corruption.
A remote attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
libapr1 1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libapr1 1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5885-1
CVE-2022-24963

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.1
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