Ubuntu alert USN-6666-1 (libuv1)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-6666-1] libuv vulnerability
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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:09:49 -0500
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6666-1
February 28, 2024

libuv1 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

libuv could be made to truncate certain hostnames.

Software Description:
- libuv1: asynchronous event notification library

Details:

It was discovered that libuv incorrectly truncated certain hostnames. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue with specially crafted
hostnames to bypass certain checks.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libuv1                          1.44.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libuv1                          1.43.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libuv1                          1.34.2-1ubuntu1.5

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6666-1
   CVE-2024-24806

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libuv1/1.44.2-1ubunt...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libuv1/1.43.0-1ubunt...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libuv1/1.34.2-1ubunt...