[USN-6116-1] hawk vulnerability

[Amir Naseredini]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6116-1
May 30, 2023

node-hawk vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

hawk could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- node-hawk: HTTP Holder-Of-Key Authentication Scheme

Details:

It was discovered that hawk incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   node-hawk                       8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   node-hawk                       8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   node-hawk                       7.1.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   node-hawk                       6.0.1+dfsg-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6116-1
   CVE-2022-29167

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-hawk/8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.10.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-hawk/8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-hawk/7.1.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-hawk/6.0.1+dfsg-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1
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