UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8231

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8231

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8231.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8231

Upstream

CVE-2020-8231

Downstream

USN-4466-1

USN-4466-2

USN-4665-1

Related

Published

2020-08-19T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-10-14T16:49:23Z

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name: curl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5

Affected versions

7.*

7.32.0-1ubuntu1

7.33.0-1ubuntu1

7.34.0-1ubuntu1

7.35.0-1ubuntu1

7.35.0-1ubuntu2

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.1

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.3

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.5

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.7

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.9

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.11

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.14

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.15

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.16

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm2

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm3

7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name: curl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16

Affected versions

7.*

7.43.0-1ubuntu2

7.45.0-1ubuntu1

7.46.0-1ubuntu1

7.47.0-1ubuntu1

7.47.0-1ubuntu2

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.3

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.6

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.7

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.12

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14

7.47.0-1ubuntu2.15

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name: curl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10

Affected versions

7.*

7.55.1-1ubuntu2

7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1

7.57.0-1ubuntu1

7.58.0-2ubuntu1

7.58.0-2ubuntu2

7.58.0-2ubuntu3

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8

7.58.0-2ubuntu3.9

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name: curl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

7.*

7.65.3-1ubuntu3

7.65.3-1ubuntu4

7.66.0-1ubuntu1

7.67.0-2ubuntu1

7.68.0-1ubuntu1

7.68.0-1ubuntu2

7.68.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ]
}