1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6942-1

USN-6942-1: Gross vulnerability

Publication date

1 August 2024

Overview

Gross could be made to crash or to allow arbitary code execution.

Releases

Packages

  • gross - fast and efficient greylist server with DNSBL support

Details

It was discovered that Gross incorrectly handled memory when composing log
entries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Gross to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Gross incorrectly handled memory when composing log
entries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Gross to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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
24.04 noble gross –  1.0.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 jammy gross –  1.0.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal gross –  1.0.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic gross –  1.0.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial gross –  1.0.2-4ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1  

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