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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6736.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6736-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'klibc' package(s) announced via the USN-6736-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'klibc' package(s) announced via the USN-6736-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that zlib, vendored in klibc, incorrectly handled pointer
arithmetic. An attacker could use this issue to cause klibc to crash or to
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841)

Danilo Ramos discovered that zlib, vendored in klibc, incorrectly handled
memory when performing certain deflating operations. An attacker could use
this issue to cause klibc to crash or to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-25032)

Evgeny Legerov discovered that zlib, vendored in klibc, incorrectly handled
memory when performing certain inflate operations. An attacker could use
this issue to cause klibc to crash or to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-37434)

Affected Software/OS:
'klibc' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10.

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-2016-9840
BugTraq ID: 95131
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
https://support.apple.com/HT208112
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
https://support.apple.com/HT208115
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1220
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1221
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1222
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2999
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3046
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3047
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3453
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3202 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2017:0077 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2017:0080 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9841
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402346
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/9aaec95e82117c1cb0f9624264c3618fc380cecb
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0001/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-25032
https://github.com/madler/zlib/compare/v1.2.11...v1.2.12
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220526-0009/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
Debian Security Information: DSA-5111 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5111
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOKNP2L734AEL47NRYGVZIKEFOUBQY5Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JZZPTWRYQULAOL3AW7RZJNVZ2UONXCV4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NS2D2GFPFGOJUL4WQ3DUAY7HF4VWQ77F/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DF62MVMH3QUGMBDCB3DY2ERQ6EBHTADB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCZFIJBJTZ7CL5QXBFKTQ22Q26VINRUF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XOKFMSNQ5D5WGMALBNBXU3GE442V74WU/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-42
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/5c44459c3b28a9bd3283aaceab7c615f8020c531
https://github.com/madler/zlib/issues/605
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/24/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/28/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/28/3
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00000.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00023.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/26/1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-37434
20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-1 iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/37
20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-2 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-1 iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/38
20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-6 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-3 macOS Monterey 12.6.1
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42
DSA-5218
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5218
FEDORA-2022-0b517a5397
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAVPQNCG3XRLCLNSQRM3KAN5ZFMVXVTY/
FEDORA-2022-15da0cf165
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/
FEDORA-2022-25e4dbedf9
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/
FEDORA-2022-3c28ae0cd8
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5U7OTKZSHY2I3ZFJSR2SHFHW72RKGDK/
FEDORA-2022-b8232d1cca
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWN4VE3JQR4O2SOUS5TXNLANRPMHWV4I/
[debian-lts-announce] 20220912 [SECURITY] [DLA 3103-1] zlib security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00012.html
[oss-security] 20220805 zlib buffer overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/2
[oss-security] 20220808 Re: zlib buffer overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/1
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/9271
https://github.com/ivd38/zlib_overflow
https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/21767c654d31d2dccdde4330529775c6c5fd5389/zlib.h#L1062-L1063
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/eff308af425b67093bab25f80f1ae950166bece1
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/75b68c6e4db515f76df73af476eccf382bbcb00a/deps/zlib/inflate.c#L762-L764
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0005/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213489
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213490
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213491
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494
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