[USN-7137-1] recutils vulnerabilities

[Hlib Korzhynskyy]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7137-1
December 04, 2024

recutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

recutils could be made to crash or run programs as a login user if a
specially crafted file was opened.

Software Description:
- recutils: text-based databases called recfiles

Details:

It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing
comments with the recparser utility. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary commands.
(CVE-2021-46019, CVE-2021-46021, CVE-2021-46022)

It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing CSV
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2019-11637, CVE-2019-11638,
CVE-2019-11639, CVE-2019-11640)

It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing
maliciously crafted recfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-6455, CVE-2019-6456, CVE-2019-6457,
CVE-2019-6458, CVE-2019-6459, CVE-2019-6460)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   librec1                         1.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   recutils                        1.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   librec1                         1.8-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   recutils                        1.8-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   librec1                         1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   recutils                        1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   librec1                         1.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   recutils                        1.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7137-1
   CVE-2019-11637, CVE-2019-11638, CVE-2019-11639, CVE-2019-11640,
   CVE-2019-6455, CVE-2019-6456, CVE-2019-6457, CVE-2019-6458,
   CVE-2019-6459, CVE-2019-6460, CVE-2021-46019, CVE-2021-46021,
   CVE-2021-46022

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