Packages
- diffutils - File comparison utilities
Details
It was discovered that GNU diffutils incorrectly handled certain integer
arithmetic when mapping line ranges in diff3. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause diff3 to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
It was discovered that GNU diffutils incorrectly handled certain integer
arithmetic when mapping line ranges in diff3. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause diff3 to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | diffutils – 1:3.12-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | diffutils – 1:3.10-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | diffutils – 1:3.8-0ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | diffutils – 1:3.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | diffutils – 1:3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | diffutils – 1:3.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | diffutils – 1:3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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