USN-5737-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5737-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5737-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5737-1
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Published
2022-11-23T10:09:39.859176Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:37:33Z
Summary
apr-util vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that APR-util did not properly handle memory when using
SDBM database files. A local attacker with write access to the database
can make a program or process using these functions crash, and cause a
denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / apr-util

Package

Name
apr-util
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apr-util@1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.2-1
1.5.2-1build1
1.5.2-2ubuntu1
1.5.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / apr-util

Package

Name
apr-util
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apr-util@1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.4-1
1.5.4-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaprutil1-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}