USN-5672-2: GMP vulnerability
Publication date
6 March 2023
Overview
GMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- gmp - Multiprecision arithmetic library developers tools
Details
USN-5672-1 fixed a vulnerability in GMP. This update provides
the corresponsing update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GMP did not properly manage memory
on 32-bit platforms when processing a specially crafted
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using GMP to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
USN-5672-1 fixed a vulnerability in GMP. This update provides
the corresponsing update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GMP did not properly manage memory
on 32-bit platforms when processing a specially crafted
input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using GMP 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | libgmpxx4ldbl – 2:5.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 | ||
| libgmp10 – 2:5.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| libgmp-dev – 2:5.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
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