USN-4677-2

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    USN-4677-2

    Published: 6 Jan 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: p11-kit vulnerability

    Details: USN-4677-1 fixed a vulnerability in p11-kit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4677-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29361

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: p11-kit

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.20.2-2ubuntu2+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.18.3-2ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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