vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4768-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4768-1",
  "summary": "musl vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that musl did not properly handle kernel syscalls. An\nattacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)\nor possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000001)\n\nIt was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of DNS\nresponse codes. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause\nresource consumption (infinite loop), denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2014-3484)\n\nIt was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of DNS\nresponse codes. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause\nresource consumption (infinite loop), denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2017-15650)\n\nIt was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of ipv6\naddresses. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of\nservice (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-1817)\n\nIt was discovered that TRE library, used by musl, did not properly handle\ncertain inputs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of\nservice (crash). (CVE-2016-8859)\n\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3484",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1817",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000001"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-03-15T20:10:13Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:48Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "musl",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.9.14-2",
        "0.9.14-2ubuntu1",
        "0.9.15-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "musl",
            "binary_version": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "musl-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3484",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-1817",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-8859",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-1000001",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "high"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "musl",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.1.9-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "musl",
            "binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "musl-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-8859",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-15650",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-1000001",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "high"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4768-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3484"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1817"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8859"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15650"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000001"
    }
  ]
}