USN-5375-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5375-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5375-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5375-1
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Published
2022-04-12T12:19:46.920951Z
Modified
2025-07-16T09:30:49.375874Z
Summary
cflow vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that GNU cflow was incorrectly handling memory cleanup operations at the end of a compilation module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / cflow

Package

Name
cflow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cflow@1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.16.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cflow",
            "binary_version": "1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.16.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "cflow-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / cflow

Package

Name
cflow
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cflow@1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.18.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cflow",
            "binary_version": "1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.18.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "cflow-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}