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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.3930
USN-5148-1: hivex vulnerability
17 November 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: hivex
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Read-only Data Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3504
Reference: ASB-2021.0224
ESB-2021.2708
ESB-2021.2033
ESB-2021.1829
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5148-1
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USN-5148-1: hivex vulnerability
16 November 2021
hivex could be made to crash or leak information if it received specially
crafted input.
Releases
o Ubuntu 21.10
o Ubuntu 21.04
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Packages
o hivex - utilities for reading and writing Windows Registry hives
Details
It was discovered that hivex incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 21.10
o libhivex-bin - 1.3.19-1ubuntu3.21.10.1
o libhivex0 - 1.3.19-1ubuntu3.21.10.1
Ubuntu 21.04
o libhivex-bin - 1.3.19-1ubuntu3.21.04.1
o libhivex0 - 1.3.19-1ubuntu3.21.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04
o libhivex-bin - 1.3.18-2ubuntu0.1
o libhivex0 - 1.3.18-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o libhivex-bin - 1.3.15-1ubuntu0.1
o libhivex0 - 1.3.15-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2021-3504
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