1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7162-1

USN-7162-1: curl vulnerability

Publication date

16 December 2024

Overview

curl could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled credentials from
.netrc files when following HTTP redirects. In certain configurations, the
password for the first host could be leaked to the followed-to host,
contrary to expectations.

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled credentials from
.netrc files when following HTTP redirects. In certain configurations, the
password for the first host could be leaked to the followed-to host,
contrary to expectations.

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
24.10 oracular curl –  8.9.1-2ubuntu2.2
libcurl3t64-gnutls –  8.9.1-2ubuntu2.2
libcurl4t64 –  8.9.1-2ubuntu2.2
24.04 noble curl –  8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
libcurl3t64-gnutls –  8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
libcurl4t64 –  8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
22.04 jammy curl –  7.81.0-1ubuntu1.20
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.81.0-1ubuntu1.20
libcurl3-nss –  7.81.0-1ubuntu1.20
libcurl4 –  7.81.0-1ubuntu1.20
20.04 focal curl –  7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25
libcurl3-nss –  7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25
libcurl4 –  7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25

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