Packages
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
Axel Chong discovered that when curl accepted and sent back
cookies containing control bytes that a HTTP(S) server might
return a 400 (Bad Request Error) response. A malicious cookie
host could possibly use this to cause denial-of-service.
Axel Chong discovered that when curl accepted and sent back
cookies containing control bytes that a HTTP(S) server might
return a 400 (Bad Request Error) response. A malicious cookie
host could possibly use this to cause denial-of-service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libcurl3-gnutls – 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.4 | ||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.4 | |||
| libcurl4 – 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.4 | |||
| curl – 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libcurl3-gnutls – 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.13 | ||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
| libcurl4 – 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
| curl – 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libcurl3-gnutls – 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.20 | ||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.20 | |||
| libcurl4 – 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.20 | |||
| curl – 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.20 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libcurl3-gnutls – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm5 | ||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm5 | |||
| libcurl3 – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm5 | |||
| curl – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm5 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | libcurl3-gnutls – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm12 | ||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm12 | |||
| libcurl3 – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm12 | |||
| curl – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm12 | |||
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