USN-6737-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6737-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6737-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6737-2
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Published
2024-04-29T11:27:19.068922Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:55Z
Summary
glibc vulnerability
Details

USN-6737-1 fixed a vulnerability in the GNU C Library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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:24.04:LTS / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.39-0ubuntu8.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.39-0ubuntu8.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.38-1ubuntu6
2.38-3ubuntu1
2.39-0ubuntu1
2.39-0ubuntu2
2.39-0ubuntu6
2.39-0ubuntu8

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "glibc-source",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-devtools",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "locales-all",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nscd",
            "binary_version": "2.39-0ubuntu8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-2961",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}