[USN-5007-1] libuv vulnerability

Severity Medium

Affected Packages 6

CVEs 1

libuv could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Eric Sesterhenn discovered that libuv incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information
or cause a crash.

Package	Affected Version
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=hirsute	< 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=groovy	< 1.38.0-2ubuntu2.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=focal	< 1.34.2-1ubuntu1.3
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=hirsute	< 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=groovy	< 1.38.0-2ubuntu2.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=focal	< 1.34.2-1ubuntu1.3

ID

USN-5007-1

Severity

medium

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5007-1

Published

2021-07-07T12:12:42
(3 years ago)

Modified

2021-07-07T12:12:42
(3 years ago)

Other Advisories

Type	Package URL	Namespace	Name / Product	Version	Distribution / Platform
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=hirsute	ubuntu	libuv1	< 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1	hirsute
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=groovy	ubuntu	libuv1	< 1.38.0-2ubuntu2.1	groovy
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1?distro=focal	ubuntu	libuv1	< 1.34.2-1ubuntu1.3	focal
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=hirsute	ubuntu	libuv1-dev	< 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1	hirsute
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=groovy	ubuntu	libuv1-dev	< 1.38.0-2ubuntu2.1	groovy
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1-dev?distro=focal	ubuntu	libuv1-dev	< 1.34.2-1ubuntu1.3	focal

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# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date