1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6422-1

USN-6422-1: Ring vulnerabilities

Publication date

9 October 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Ring.

Releases

Packages

  • ring - Secure and distributed voice, video and chat platform

Details

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301, CVE-2021-43302,
CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804,

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301, CVE-2021-43302,
CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804, CVE-2021-43845, CVE-2022-21723,
CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547, CVE-2022-23608, CVE-2022-24754,
CVE-2022-24763, CVE-2022-24764, CVE-2022-24793, CVE-2022-31031,
CVE-2022-39244)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-21722)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27585)

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 jami –  20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1
jami-daemon –  20230206.0~ds1-5ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal jami –  20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
jami-daemon –  20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
ring –  20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
ring-daemon –  20190215.1.f152c98~ds1-1+deb10u2build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic ring –  20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
ring-daemon –  20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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