1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7177-1

USN-7177-1: YARA vulnerability

Publication date

18 December 2024

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • yara - Pattern matching swiss knife for malware researchers

Details

It was discovered that YARA did not properly sanitize its
configuration settings. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that YARA did not properly sanitize its
configuration settings. An attacker could potentially exploit 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 libyara8 –  4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
yara –  4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›