{"id":"USN-6737-2","summary":"glibc vulnerability","details":"USN-6737-1 fixed a vulnerability in the GNU C Library. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly\n handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause\n the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly\n execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-04-27T16:50:55.708855Z","published":"2024-04-29T11:27:19Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2961"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-2961","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2961"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6737-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2961"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glibc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.39-0ubuntu8.1?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"}]}],"versions":["2.38-1ubuntu6","2.38-3ubuntu1","2.39-0ubuntu1","2.39-0ubuntu2","2.39-0ubuntu6","2.39-0ubuntu8"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"glibc-source","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc-bin","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc-dev-bin","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc-devtools","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-amd64","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-dev-amd64","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-dev-i386","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-dev-s390","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-dev-x32","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-i386","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-s390","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"libc6-x32","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"locales","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"locales-all","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"},{"binary_name":"nscd","binary_version":"2.39-0ubuntu8.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-2961","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6737-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}