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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.1837
USN-6715-1: unixODBC vulnerability
28 March 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: unixODBC
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-1013
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6715-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.1 CVE-2024-1013 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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USN-6715-1: unixODBC vulnerability
27 March 2024
unixODBC could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Releases
o Ubuntu 23.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
o unixodbc - Basic ODBC tools
Details
It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain bytes.
An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause
a crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 23.10
o libodbc2 - 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
o unixodbc - 2.3.12-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04
o libodbc1 - 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
o libodbc2 - 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
o unixodbc - 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04
o libodbc1 - 2.3.6-0.1ubuntu0.1
o unixodbc - 2.3.6-0.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o libodbc1 - 2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o unixodbc - 2.3.4-1.1ubuntu3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o libodbc1 - 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o unixodbc - 2.3.1-4.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2024-1013
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