USN-5148-2

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    USN-5148-2

    Published: 16 Nov 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: hivex vulnerability

    Details: USN-5148-1 fixed a vulnerability in hivex. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that hivex incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or obtain sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5148-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3504

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hivex

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.3.7-5
    1.3.8-1
    1.3.8-1build1
    1.3.9-1
    1.3.9-2
    1.3.9-2build1

    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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