[USN-7347-1] Netatalk vulnerabilities

[Shishir Subedi]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7347-1
March 12, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Netatalk.

Software Description:
- netatalk: Apple Filing Protocol service

Details:

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-38439, CVE-2024-38440, CVE-2024-38441)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   netatalk                        3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   netatalk                        3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   netatalk                        3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   netatalk                        2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   netatalk                        2.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   netatalk                        2.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7347-1
   CVE-2024-38439, CVE-2024-38440, CVE-2024-38441

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netatalk/3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netatalk/3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4

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