USN-8992-1

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    USN-8992-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: shapelib vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8992-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0699

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shapelib

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/shapelib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.0-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.3.0-5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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