USN-5079-3

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-09-21 11:34 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website
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Summary
curl vulnerabilities
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USN-5079-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. One of the fixes introduced a regression on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that curl incorrect handled memory when sending data to an MQTT server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-22945)

Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled upgrades to TLS. When receiving certain responses from servers, curl would continue without TLS even when the option to require a successful upgrade to TLS was specified. (CVE-2021-22946)

Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled responses received before STARTTLS. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject responses and intercept communications. (CVE-2021-22947)

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  "details": "USN-5079-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. One of the fixes introduced a\nregression on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that curl incorrect handled memory when sending data to\n an MQTT server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to\n crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\n code. (CVE-2021-22945)\n \n Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled upgrades to TLS.\n When receiving certain responses from servers, curl would continue without\n TLS even when the option to require a successful upgrade to TLS was\n specified. (CVE-2021-22946)\n \n Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled responses\n received before STARTTLS. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\n to inject responses and intercept communications. (CVE-2021-22947)\n",
  "id": "USN-5079-3",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:00Z",
  "published": "2021-09-21T11:34:54Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5079-3"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1944120"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "curl vulnerabilities",
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}



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