[USN-6116-1] hawk vulnerability
Amir Naseredini
amir.naseredini at canonical.com
Tue May 30 10:48:14 UTC 2023
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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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