USN-7466-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7466-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7466-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7466-1
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Published
2025-04-28T12:03:12.685029Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:34:19.909057Z
Summary
kicad vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that KiCad incorrectly handled memory when opening malicious files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / kicad

Package

Name
kicad
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kicad@4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.6+dfsg1-1
4.0.6+dfsg1-1build1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-common",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ca",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-de",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-en",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-es",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-fr",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-id",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-it",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ja",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-nl",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-pl",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ru",
            "binary_version": "4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / kicad

Package

Name
kicad
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kicad@5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4+dfsg1-1
5.1.4+dfsg1-2
5.1.5+dfsg1-1
5.1.5+dfsg1-2
5.1.5+dfsg1-2build1
5.1.5+dfsg1-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-common",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-demos",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ca",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-de",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-en",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-es",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-fr",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-id",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-it",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ja",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-pl",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-ru",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-doc-zh",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kicad-libraries",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}