Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-6308-1

USN-6308-1: Libqb vulnerability

Publication date

28 August 2023

Overview

Libqb could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted message.

Releases

23.04 22.04 LTS

Packages

libqb - generate man pages from Doxygen XML files

Details

It was discovered that Libqb incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

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
23.04 lunar	doxygen2man – 2.0.6-2ubuntu0.1
	libqb-tools – 2.0.6-2ubuntu0.1
	libqb100 – 2.0.6-2ubuntu0.1
22.04 LTS jammy	doxygen2man – 2.0.4-1ubuntu0.2
	libqb-tools – 2.0.4-1ubuntu0.2
	libqb100 – 2.0.4-1ubuntu0.2

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References

CVE-2023-39976

CVE-2023-39976