USN-5996-2: Libloius vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5996-2
May 23, 2023
liblouis vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in liblouis.
Software Description:
- liblouis: Braille translation library - utilities
Details:
USN-5996-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Liblouis. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 23.04.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
liblouis-bin 3.24.0-1ubuntu0.1
liblouis20 3.24.0-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5996-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5996-1
CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.24.0-1ubuntu0.1
A Libloius security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 23.04.