1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6737-1

USN-6737-1: GNU C Library vulnerability

Publication date

18 April 2024

Overview

GNU C Library could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Releases

Packages

Details

Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly
handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause
the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly
handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause
the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to 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
23.10 mantic libc6 –  2.38-1ubuntu6.2
22.04 jammy libc6 –  2.35-0ubuntu3.7
20.04 focal libc6 –  2.31-0ubuntu9.15

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