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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-40477): libclamunrar vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-40477): libclamunrar vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/08/2024
Created
01/10/2024
Added
01/09/2024
Modified
01/09/2024

Description

it was discovered that libclamunrar incorrectly handled directories when extracting RAR archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2022-30333)It was discovered that libclamunrar incorrectly validated certain structures when extracting RAR archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libclamunrar11
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libclamunrar9

References

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