USN-3454-1

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    USN-3454-1

    Published: 12 Oct 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libffi vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that libffi incorrectly enforced an executable stack. An attacker could possibly use this issue, in combination with another vulnerability, to facilitate executing arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3454-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000376

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libffi

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~rc1+r3.0.13-12ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1~rc1+r3.0.13-12ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    3.0.13-4
    3.0.13-5
    3.0.13-6
    3.0.13-9ubuntu1
    3.0.13-10
    3.0.13-10build1
    3.0.13-11
    3.0.13-12

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High