1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6276-1

USN-6276-1: unixODBC vulnerability

Publication date

7 August 2023

Overview

unixODBC could be made to denial of service.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain unicode
to ansi copies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service.

It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain unicode
to ansi copies. 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
16.04 xenial libodbc1 –  2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
unixodbc –  2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty libodbc1 –  2.2.14p2-5ubuntu5+esm1  
unixodbc –  2.2.14p2-5ubuntu5+esm1  

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