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Ubuntu Linux has been updated with security updates for .NET vulnerabilities, WEBrick vulnerabilities, and nginx vulnerabilities:

[USN-7058-1] .NET vulnerabilities
[USN-7057-2] WEBrick vulnerability
[USN-7014-2] nginx vulnerability




[USN-7058-1] .NET vulnerabilities


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7058-1
October 08, 2024

dotnet6, dotnet8 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in dotnet6, dotnet8.

Software Description:
- dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime
- dotnet6: .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details:

Brennan Conroy discovered that the .NET Kestrel web server did not
properly handle closing HTTP/3 streams under certain circumstances. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote code execution.
This vulnerability only impacted Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-38229)

It was discovered that .NET components designed to process malicious input
were susceptible to hash flooding attacks. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash.
(CVE-2024-43483)

It was discovered that the .NET System.IO.Packaging namespace did not
properly process SortedList data structures. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash.
(CVE-2024-43484)

It was discovered that .NET did not properly handle the deserialization of
of certain JSON properties. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash. (CVE-2024-43485)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
  dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
  dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
  dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
  dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.110-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
  dotnet8                         8.0.110-8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  aspnetcore-runtime-6.0          6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-host                     6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-hostfxr-6.0              6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-runtime-6.0              6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-sdk-6.0                  6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.110-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet6                         6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
  dotnet8                         8.0.110-8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7058-1
  CVE-2024-38229, CVE-2024-43483, CVE-2024-43484, CVE-2024-43485

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.110-8.0.10-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet6/6.0.135-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.110-8.0.10-0ubuntu1~22.04.1



[USN-7057-2] WEBrick vulnerability


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7057-2
October 08, 2024

ruby-webrick vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

WEBrick could allow a HTTP request smuggling attack.

Software Description:
- ruby-webrick: HTTP server toolkit in Ruby

Details:

USN-7057-1 fixed a vulnerability in WEBrick. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that WEBrick incorrectly handled having both a Content-
Length header and a Transfer-Encoding header. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform a HTTP request smuggling attack.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
ruby-webrick 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7057-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7057-1
CVE-2024-47220

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-webrick/1.7.0-3ubuntu0.1



[USN-7014-2] nginx vulnerability


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7014-2
October 08, 2024

nginx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

nginx could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details:

USN-7014-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that the nginx ngx_http_mp4 module incorrectly handled
 certain malformed mp4 files. In environments where the mp4 directive is in
 use, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to
 crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-common                    1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-core                      1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-extras                    1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-full                      1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-light                     1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-common                    1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-core                      1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-extras                    1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-full                      1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  nginx-light                     1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7014-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7014-1
  CVE-2024-7347