UnratedRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
libeconf vulnerability
USN-8368-1 Published Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2023-22652
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
It was discovered that libeconf did not properly check the size of input when copying data to a buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libeconf to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Affected Ubuntu releases: 22.04. CVEs: CVE-2023-22652.
Affected versions
- Ubuntu 22.04
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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