Summary
It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled
certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.5.0-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.3.0-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attac…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0699