usn-6429-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-10-11 15:17
Modified
2026-06-29 10:53
Summary
curl vulnerability
Details

USN-6429-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled cookies when an application duplicated certain handles. A local attacker could possibly create a cookie file and inject arbitrary cookies into subsequent connections. (CVE-2023-38546)

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  "details": "USN-6429-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS\nand Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled cookies when an application\n duplicated certain handles. A local attacker could possibly create a cookie\n file and inject arbitrary cookies into subsequent connections.\n (CVE-2023-38546)\n",
  "id": "USN-6429-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:05Z",
  "published": "2023-10-11T15:17:59Z",
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  "summary": "curl vulnerability",
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