USN-6552-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6552-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6552-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6552-1
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Published
2023-12-12T15:22:20.729500Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:43Z
Summary
netatalk vulnerability
Details

Florent Saudel and Arnaud Gatignol discovered that Netatalk incorrectly handled certain specially crafted Spotlight requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause heap corruption and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42464)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / netatalk

Package

Name
netatalk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk@3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.12~ds-3
3.1.12~ds-4
3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "netatalk",
            "binary_version": "3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-42464",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / netatalk

Package

Name
netatalk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk@3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.12~ds-9
3.1.12~ds-9build1
3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "netatalk",
            "binary_version": "3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-42464",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}