USN-6408-2: libXpm vulnerabilities

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04 December 2023

04 December 2023

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2023-43786,CVE-2023-43787,CVE-2023-43788,CVE-2023-43789

Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 16.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04

Description

USN-6408-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libXpm. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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-6408-2` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: xpmutils - 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2 libxpm-dev - 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2 libxpm4 - 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

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.

  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.42
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.27
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.20
    • 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.12+LTS-T
  • Operations Manager
    • 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.25
    • 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.16
    • 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.12
    • 2.10.x versions prior to 2.10.3
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.48
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.30
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.20
    • 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.12+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:
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.42
    • 2.13.27
    • 3.0.20
    • 4.0.12+LTS-T
  • Operations Manager
    • 2.7.25
    • 2.8.16
    • 2.9.12
    • 2.10.3
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.48
    • 2.13.30
    • 3.0.20
    • 4.0.12+LTS-T

References

History

2023-12-04: Initial vulnerability report published.