USN-5173-2

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    USN-5173-2

    Published: 9 Dec 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: libmodbus vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-5173-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libmodbus. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libmodbus incorrectly handled inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5173-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14462, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14463

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libmodbus

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    3.0.4-1
    3.0.5-1

    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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