[USN-7505-1] Abseil vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7505-1
May 12, 2025

abseil vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
libabsl20230802 20230802.1-4.2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 24.10
libabsl20230802 20230802.1-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libabsl20220623t64 20220623.1-3.1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libabsl20210324 0~20210324.2-2ubuntu0.2

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7505-1
CVE-2025-0838

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abseil/20230802.1-4.2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abseil/20230802.1-4ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abseil/20220623.1-3.1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abseil/0~20210324.2-2ubuntu0.2