USN-6620-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6620-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6620-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6620-1
Related
Published
2024-02-01T12:41:59.243886Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:47:57.485781Z
Summary
glibc vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the syslog() function call. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code and possibly escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:23.10 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.38-1ubuntu6.1?arch=source&distro=mantic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.38-1ubuntu6.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.37-0ubuntu2
2.38-1ubuntu3
2.38-1ubuntu4
2.38-1ubuntu5
2.38-1ubuntu6

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "glibc-doc",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "glibc-source",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-devtools",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-devtools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64-dbgsym",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dbg",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev",
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        },
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        },
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            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-dbgsym",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-prof",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390-dbgsym",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales-all",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nscd",
            "binary_version": "2.38-1ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nscd-dbgsym",
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        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6620-1.json"