1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6552-1

USN-6552-1: Netatalk vulnerability

Publication date

12 December 2023

Overview

Netatalk could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • netatalk - Apple Filing Protocol service

Details

Florent Saudel and Arnaud Gatignol discovered that Netatalk incorrectly
handled certain specially crafted Spotlight requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause heap corruption and execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-42464)

Florent Saudel and Arnaud Gatignol discovered that Netatalk incorrectly
handled certain specially crafted Spotlight requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause heap corruption and execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-42464)

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
23.04 lunar netatalk –  3.1.14~ds-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy netatalk –  3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3
20.04 focal netatalk –  3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3

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