Packages
- privoxy - Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy
Details
Joshua Rogers discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled memory allocation. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-44540)
Artem Ivanov discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled input validations. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2021-44543)
Joshua Rogers discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled memory allocation. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-44540)
Artem Ivanov discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled input validations. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2021-44543)
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 | privoxy – 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2 | ||
18.04 bionic | privoxy – 3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3 |
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