1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5256-2

USN-5256-2: uriparser vulnerabilities

Publication date

18 July 2022

Overview

uriparser could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • uriparser - Strictly RFC 3986 compliant URI parsing library

Details

USN-5256-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in uriparser. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that uriparser incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-46141, CVE-2021-46142)

USN-5256-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in uriparser. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that uriparser incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-46141, CVE-2021-46142)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal liburiparser1 –  0.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm2  
16.04 xenial liburiparser1 –  0.8.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm3  
14.04 trusty liburiparser1 –  0.7.5-1ubuntu2+esm3  

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