Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5256-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5256-1
July 13, 2022

uriparser vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

uriparser could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
– uriparser: Strictly RFC 3986 compliant URI parsing library

Details:

It was discovered that uriparser incorrectly handled certain memory
operations.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-46141, CVE-2021-46142)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
liburiparser-dev 0.8.4-1+deb9u2ubuntu0.1
liburiparser1 0.8.4-1+deb9u2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5256-1
CVE-2021-46141, CVE-2021-46142

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/uriparser/0.8.4-1+deb9u2ubuntu0.1