USN-4548-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4548-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4548-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4548-1
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Published
2020-09-28T14:43:13.642479Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:15Z
Summary
libuv1 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libuv incorrectly handled certain paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libuv1

Package

Name
libuv1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuv1@1.34.2-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34.2-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.30.1-1
1.33.1-2
1.33.1-2ubuntu2
1.33.1-3ubuntu1
1.34.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libuv1",
            "binary_version": "1.34.2-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libuv1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.34.2-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-8252",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}