USN-5007-1: libuv vulnerability
7 July 2021
libuv could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- libuv1 - asynchronous event notification library - runtime library
Details
Eric Sesterhenn discovered that libuv incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information
or cause a crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 21.04
Ubuntu 20.10
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.