USN-4845-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4845-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4845-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4845-1
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Published
2021-03-15T22:29:20.158406Z
Modified
2026-01-30T02:42:06.364032Z
Summary
libcgroup vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libcgroup incorrectly handled log file permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libcgroup

Package

Name
libcgroup
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcgroup@0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.38-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cgroup-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup1",
            "binary_version": "0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cgroup",
            "binary_version": "0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-14348"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4845-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libcgroup

Package

Name
libcgroup
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcgroup@0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.41-6ubuntu1
0.41-7ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cgroup-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "cgroup-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup1",
            "binary_version": "0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cgroup",
            "binary_version": "0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-14348"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4845-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libcgroup

Package

Name
libcgroup
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcgroup@0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.41-8ubuntu1
0.41-8ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cgroup-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "cgroup-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcgroup1",
            "binary_version": "0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cgroup",
            "binary_version": "0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-14348"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4845-1.json"