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Critical USN-6209-1 6 CVEs

Gerbv vulnerabilities

Published Jul 7, 2023 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Claudio Bozzato discovered that Gerbv incorrectly handled certain Gerber
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Gerbv (resulting
in a denial of service), or execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-40391, CVE-2021-40394)

Claudio Bozzato discovered that Gerbv incorrectly handled certain Gerber
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to disclose information,
crash Gerbv (resulting in a denial of service), or execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-40393)

Claudio Bozzato discovered that Gerbv incorrectly handled certain Gerber
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to disclose information.
(CVE-2021-40400, CVE-2021-40403)

Claudio Bozzato discovered that Gerbv incorrectly handled certain Gerber
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to disclose information,
crash Gerbv (resulting in a denial of service), or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-40401)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS gerbv 2.7.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS gerbv 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS gerbv 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS gerbv 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS gerbv 2.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 6

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40391
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40393
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40394
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40400
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40401
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40403