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Debian Security Advisory 5673-1
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5673-1 - Charles Fol discovered that the iconv() function in the GNU C library is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when converting strings to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may lead to denial of service (application crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA512- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-5673-1 [email protected]://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore BonaccorsoApril 23, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : glibcCVE ID : CVE-2024-2961Debian Bug : 1069191Charles Fol discovered that the iconv() function in the GNU C library isprone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when converting strings to theISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may lead to denial of service(application crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixedin version 2.31-13+deb11u9.For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed inversion 2.36-9+deb12u6.We recommend that you upgrade your glibc packages.For the detailed security status of glibc please refer to its securitytracker page at:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/glibcFurther information about Debian Security Advisories, how to applythese updates to your system and frequently asked questions can befound at: https://www.debian.org/security/Mailing list: [email protected] PGP SIGNATURE-----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8z2B-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Related news
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Ubuntu Security Notice 6737-1 - Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.