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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6715-1
March 27, 2024

unixodbc vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

unixODBC could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Software Description:

• unixodbc: Basic ODBC tools

Details:

It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain bytes.
An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause
a crash.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
libodbc2 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
unixodbc 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libodbc1 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
libodbc2 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
unixodbc 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libodbc1 2.3.6-0.1ubuntu0.1
unixodbc 2.3.6-0.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libodbc1 2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3+esm1
unixodbc 2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libodbc1 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
unixodbc 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6715-1
CVE-2024-1013

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unixodbc/2.3.12-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unixodbc/2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unixodbc/2.3.6-0.1ubuntu0.1