UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26768

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-26768
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26768.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26768
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Published
2023-03-16T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:11Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the compileTranslationTable.c and lou_setDataPath functions.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.2-2
2.6.4-2
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis9",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.0-3ubuntu1
3.3.0-1
3.4.1-1
3.5.0-1
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis14",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.10.0-1
3.11.0-2
3.11.0-3
3.12.0-2
3.12.0-3
3.12.0-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis20",
            "binary_version": "3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.18.0-1
3.18.0-1build1
3.19.0-2
3.20.0-2
3.20.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis20",
            "binary_version": "3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}