A curl security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 20.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4898-1
March 31, 2021
curl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
curl could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
Viktor Szakats discovered that curl did not strip off user credentials
from referrer header fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-22876)
Mingtao Yang discovered that curl incorrectly handled session tickets when
using an HTTPS proxy. A remote attacker in control of an HTTPS proxy could
use this issue to bypass certificate checks and intercept communications.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10.
(CVE-2021-22890)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
curl 7.68.0-1ubuntu4.3
libcurl3-gnutls 7.68.0-1ubuntu4.3
libcurl3-nss 7.68.0-1ubuntu4.3
libcurl4 7.68.0-1ubuntu4.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
curl 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
libcurl3-gnutls 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
libcurl3-nss 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
libcurl4 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4898-1
CVE-2021-22876, CVE-2021-22890
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.68.0-1ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
