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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6276-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6276-1 - It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain unicode to ansi copies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6276-1August 07, 2023unixodbc vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)Summary:unixODBC could be made to denial of service.Software Description:- unixodbc: Basic ODBC toolsDetails:It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain unicodeto ansi copies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to causea denial of service.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libodbc1 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 unixodbc 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm1Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libodbc1 2.2.14p2-5ubuntu5+esm1 unixodbc 2.2.14p2-5ubuntu5+esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6276-1 CVE-2018-7409