USN-4243-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4243-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4243-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4243-1
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Published
2020-01-20T15:24:14.441971Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:15.638484Z
Summary
libbsd vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libbsd incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-2090)

It was discovered that libbsd incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-20367)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libbsd

Package

Name
libbsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbsd@0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.0-1
0.6.0-1ubuntu1
0.6.0-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-udeb",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libbsd

Package

Name
libbsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbsd@0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-2
0.8.0-2
0.8.1-1
0.8.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0",
            "binary_version": "0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-udeb",
            "binary_version": "0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libbsd

Package

Name
libbsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbsd@0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.6-1
0.8.6-2
0.8.6-3
0.8.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbsd0-udeb",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}