[USN-6423-1] CUE vulnerability

[Leonidas S. Barbosa]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6423-1
October 09, 2023

libcue 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:

CUE could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- libcue: CUE Sheet Parser Library - development files

Details:

It was discovered that CUE incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
  libcue2                         2.2.1-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libcue2                         2.2.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libcue2                         2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6423-1
  CVE-2023-43641

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcue/2.2.1-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcue/2.2.1-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcue/2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1

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