USN-5933-1: Libtpms vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 March 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Libtpms.


Packages

Details

Francisco Falcon discovered that Libtpms did not properly manage memory
when performing certain cryptographic operations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1017, CVE-2023-1018)

It was discovered that Libtpms did not properly manage memory when
handling certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

Francisco Falcon discovered that Libtpms did not properly manage memory
when performing certain cryptographic operations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1017, CVE-2023-1018)

It was discovered that Libtpms did not properly manage memory when
handling certain commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart any application using Libtpms libraries to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic libtpms0 –  0.9.3-0ubuntu1.22.10.1
22.04 jammy libtpms0 –  0.9.3-0ubuntu1.22.04.1

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