1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6970-1

USN-6970-1: exfatprogs vulnerability

Publication date

20 August 2024

Overview

exfatprogs could be made to crash or run programs if it handled a specially crafted partition.

Releases

Packages

  • exfatprogs - tools to create, check and label exFAT filesystems

Details

It was discovered that exfatprogs incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into handling
specially crafted exfat partitions, a remote attacker could use this issue
to cause exfatprogs to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that exfatprogs incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into handling
specially crafted exfat partitions, a remote attacker could use this issue
to cause exfatprogs to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
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
22.04 jammy exfatprogs –  1.1.3-1ubuntu0.1

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