[USN-7168-1] EditorConfig vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7168-1
December 18, 2024

editorconfig-core vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

EditorConfig could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- editorconfig-core: coding style indenter for all editors

Details:

It was discovered that EditorConfig improperly managed memory when handling
certain inputs, leading to overflows. An attacker could possibly use these
issues to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
libeditorconfig0 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
editorconfig 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libeditorconfig0 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7168-1
CVE-2023-0341, CVE-2024-53849

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/editorconfig-core/0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1