USN-4793-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4793-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4793-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4793-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:14:39.786030Z
Modified
2021-03-15T21:14:39.786030Z
Summary
collectd vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)

It was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)

It was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / collectd

Package

Name
collectd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.0-3.1ubuntu3
5.1.0-3.1ubuntu4
5.4.0-3ubuntu1
5.4.0-3ubuntu2
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.1
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-core-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / collectd

Package

Name
collectd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.4.1-6ubuntu1
5.5.0-4
5.5.1-1
5.5.1-1build1
5.5.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-core-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}