Summary
USN-8238-1 fixed a vulnerability in EditorConfig. This update contains the
corresponding fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that EditorConfig incorrectly handled specially crafted
configuration files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause EditorConfig to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | editorconfig-core | 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | editorconfig-core | 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | editorconfig-core | 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS | editorconfig-core | 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.6CVE-2026-40489 Public exploit
editorconfig-core-c has incomplete fix for CVE-2023-0341
editorconfig-core-c is an EditorConfig core library for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing. Versions up to and including 0.12.10 have a stack-based buffer overflow in ec_glob() that allows an attacker to crash any application using libeditorconfig…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40489