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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2022.6127 USN-5737-1: APR-util vulnerability 24 November 2022 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: APR-util Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-12618 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5737-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 4.7 CVE-2017-12618 (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) CVSS Source: NVD Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-5737-1: APR-util vulnerability 23 November 2022 APR-util could be made to crash or leak sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted SDBM file. Releases o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Packages o apr-util - Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library Details It was discovered that APR-util did not properly handle memory when using SDBM database files. A local attacker with write access to the database can make a program or process using these functions crash, and cause a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 o libaprutil1 - 1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) Ubuntu 14.04 o libaprutil1 - 1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using APR-util, such as Subversion and Apache, to make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2017-12618 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: https://auscert.org.au/gpg-key/ iQIVAwUBY37Jl8kNZI30y1K9AQhVlBAAswKgqBJuOHrfn7FVm0dNyK5FqGKVwOiv yQJxOlmRO+t6yHDN+aLBdZ+VJYwi+1gbXCtctOmG+bSjbA85dZ/gJpI8AKZrSwZd 21e2JhMqCqqEckoWRAu2kE1VdxaSLFVWAOcGdBxfiGXBTkaxiRslZ1cKZ1bzD5gh WEbm3bCAUdL4Fk8t35MYMq08mAVZsxVj3triGgCnpecCYuSgCMyiRgJi9H/gcPYx scbYH0OSQoRAYwp7jmGo5KjTexLdzha882qfx+mUd/bh2om11cw7+a0TxceWwPnY nlQQ826+32pPA3uzcbJNd7GhMrWaVwgRhwMeqDt3IX+eSDTA58KF0j+A6gYSE5Ei 6mw8mGaaeUKfx4+BQwdq4Lm7AXTIMexBztNA9snyfW4YJj0ay+9COTkTg8Vb6JUp 3UnFsMLpIVskUUca0fMieuXK56WUnV4Bs79S9Sv/RB7UzkOdUB+tgnuORmjmH9bM 5XWpQC5PDGFp6M3qph8YBIi7dWmJECjTiChHVCl6LaL5ul/J0yHCiIzdbmVxIPmV HVglYl1942g+7SkwNAmjc1IfKFnOkhmzt+/RJQTU2vMtn0QNKpoM8sjkJ9xOgpRh PnaCfFAHKvGsVf5vkmy94HCiA9jWd8q4wq6Bao/dofcc+Bt34goT3vbEpMQcRuz0 8KgKRjZ0XzU= =fXfC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----