USN-7137-1: recutils vulnerabilities

USN-7137-1: recutils vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Wed, 12/04/2024 - 23:51
It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing comments with the recparser utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-46019, CVE-2021-46021, CVE-2021-46022) It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing CSV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2019-11637, CVE-2019-11638, CVE-2019-11639, CVE-2019-11640) It was discovered that recutils incorrectly handled memory when parsing maliciously crafted recfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-6455, CVE-2019-6456, CVE-2019-6457, CVE-2019-6458, CVE-2019-6459, CVE-2019-6460)

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