1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6116-1

USN-6116-1: hawk vulnerability

Publication date

30 May 2023

Overview

hawk could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • node-hawk - HTTP Holder-Of-Key Authentication Scheme

Details

It was discovered that hawk incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that hawk incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause 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
22.10 kinetic node-hawk –  8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.10.1
22.04 jammy node-hawk –  8.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal node-hawk –  7.1.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic node-hawk –  6.0.1+dfsg-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

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