USN-6737-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6737-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6737-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6737-1
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Published
2024-04-18T11:58:27.598484Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:55Z
Summary
glibc vulnerability
Details

Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.31-0ubuntu9.15?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.31-0ubuntu9.15

Affected versions

2.*

2.30-0ubuntu2
2.30-0ubuntu3
2.31-0ubuntu5
2.31-0ubuntu6
2.31-0ubuntu7
2.31-0ubuntu9
2.31-0ubuntu9.1
2.31-0ubuntu9.2
2.31-0ubuntu9.3
2.31-0ubuntu9.7
2.31-0ubuntu9.9
2.31-0ubuntu9.12
2.31-0ubuntu9.14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "glibc-source",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-armel",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-armel",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-lse",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-pic",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-prof",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales-all",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nscd",
            "binary_version": "2.31-0ubuntu9.15"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6737-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-2961",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.35-0ubuntu3.7?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.35-0ubuntu3.7

Affected versions

2.*

2.34-0ubuntu3
2.35-0ubuntu1
2.35-0ubuntu3
2.35-0ubuntu3.1
2.35-0ubuntu3.3
2.35-0ubuntu3.4
2.35-0ubuntu3.5
2.35-0ubuntu3.6

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "glibc-source",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-devtools",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-prof",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales-all",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nscd",
            "binary_version": "2.35-0ubuntu3.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6737-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-2961",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}