Ubuntu alert USN-6422-2 (ring)

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Amir Naseredini <amir.naseredini@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-6422-2] Ring vulnerabilities
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Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:35:39 +0100
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6422-2
October 24, 2023

ring vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Ring.

Software Description:
- ring: Secure and distributed voice, video, and chat platform

Details:

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27585)


Original advisory details:


  It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
  an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
  a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
  (CVE-2021-37706)

  It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
  an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
  a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
  This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
  (CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301, CVE-2021-43302,
  CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804, CVE-2021-43845, CVE-2022-21723,
  CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547, CVE-2022-23608, CVE-2022-24754,
  CVE-2022-24763, CVE-2022-24764, CVE-2022-24793, CVE-2022-31031,
  CVE-2022-39244)

  It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
  an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
  a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
  This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-21722)

  It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
  an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
  a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
  (CVE-2023-27585)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   jami                            20230206.0~ds2-1.3ubuntu0.1
   jami-daemon                     20230206.0~ds2-1.3ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6422-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6422-1
   CVE-2021-37706, CVE-2023-27585

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ring/20230206.0~ds2-...