USN-5688-1

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    USN-5688-1

    Published: 19 Oct 2022Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: libksba vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that an integer overflow could be triggered in Libksba when decoding certain data. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5688-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3515

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libksba

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.3.0-2
    1.3.0-2ubuntu1
    1.3.0-3
    1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1
    1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2

    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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