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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-8231): curl vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-8231): curl vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/19/2020
Created
08/21/2020
Added
08/20/2020
Modified
05/01/2023

Description

Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-curl
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutls
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-nss
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl4

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