USN-8670-2

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    USN-8670-2

    Published: 25 Aug 2026Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026

    Summary: curl vulnerability

    Details: USN-8670-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Joshua Rogers discovered that curl incorrectly handled reusing connections when client certificate settings changed. This could result in the wrong client certificates being used, contrary to expectations.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8670-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8932

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: curl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm12

    Affected versions

    7.55.1-1ubuntu2
    7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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