Packages
- gawk - GNU awk, a pattern scanning and processing language
Details
It was discovered that gawk could be made to read out of bounds when
processing certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that gawk could be made to read out of bounds when
processing certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service.
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
22.04 jammy | gawk – 1:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
20.04 focal | gawk – 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
18.04 bionic | gawk – 1:4.1.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
16.04 xenial | gawk – 1:4.1.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
14.04 trusty | gawk – 1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2+esm1 |
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