USN-7505-1: Abseil vulnerability

Publication date

12 May 2025

Overview

Abseil could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • abseil - extensions to the C++ standard library

Details

It was discovered that Abseil incorrectly handled memory with the upper
bound of the size argument. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or memory corruption.

It was discovered that Abseil incorrectly handled memory with the upper
bound of the size argument. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or memory corruption.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
25.04 plucky libabsl20230802 –  20230802.1-4.2ubuntu0.2
24.10 oracular libabsl20230802 –  20230802.1-4ubuntu1.2
24.04 noble libabsl20220623t64 –  20220623.1-3.1ubuntu3.2
22.04 jammy libabsl20210324 –  0~20210324.2-2ubuntu0.2

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