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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5990.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5990-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'musl' package(s) announced via the USN-5990-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'musl' package(s) announced via the USN-5990-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that musl did not handle certain i386 math functions
properly. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of
service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-14697)

It was discovered that musl did not handle wide-character conversion
properly. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause resource
consumption (infinite loop), denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04
ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28928)

Affected Software/OS:
'musl' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14697
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-13
https://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2019/08/06/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/06/4
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-28928
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKQ3RVSMVZNZNO4D65W2CZZ4DMYFZN2Q/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UW27QVY7ERPTSGKS4KAWE5TU7EJWHKVQ/
https://musl.libc.org/releases.html
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2134abfe847bea7795f0e53756d10a47e6643f35ab8169df8b8a9eb1@%3Cnotifications.apisix.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra63e8dc5137d952afc55dbbfa63be83304ecf842d1eab1ff3ebb29e2@%3Cnotifications.apisix.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90b60cf49348e515257b4950900c1bd3ab95a960cf2469d919c7264e@%3Cnotifications.apisix.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00050.html
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