[USN-6970-1] exfatprogs vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Tue Aug 20 15:36:20 UTC 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6970-1
August 20, 2024
exfatprogs vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
exfatprogs could be made to crash or run programs if it handled a specially
crafted partition.
Software Description:
- exfatprogs: tools to create, check and label exFAT filesystems
Details:
It was discovered that exfatprogs incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into handling
specially crafted exfat partitions, a remote attacker could use this issue
to cause exfatprogs to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
exfatprogs 1.1.3-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6970-1
CVE-2023-45897
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exfatprogs/1.1.3-1ubuntu0.1
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