USN-6408-1: libXpm vulnerabilities
Severity
Medium
Vendor
VMware Tanzu
Versions Affected
- Canonical Ubuntu 22.04
Description
Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786) Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-43787) Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6408-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: xpmutils - 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2 libxpm-dev - 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2 libxpm4 - 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2 No subscription required
CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.
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Isolation Segment
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.18
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.10+LTS-T
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.18
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.10+LTS-T
Mitigation
Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
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Isolation Segment
- 3.0.18
- 4.0.10+LTS-T
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 3.0.18
- 4.0.10+LTS-T
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43786
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43787
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43788
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43789
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-1
History
2023-10-18: Initial vulnerability report published.