[USN-6970-1] exfatprogs vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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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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