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USN-6422-2: Ring vulnerabilities

24 October 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Ring.

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Releases

Packages

  • ring - Secure and distributed voice, video, and chat platform

Details

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27585)

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-37706)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-43299, CVE-2021-43300, CVE-2021-43301, CVE-2021-43302,
CVE-2021-43303, CVE-2021-43804, CVE-2021-43845, CVE-2022-21723,
CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547, CVE-2022-23608, CVE-2022-24754,
CVE-2022-24763, CVE-2022-24764, CVE-2022-24793, CVE-2022-31031,
CVE-2022-39244)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-21722)

It was discovered that Ring incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27585)

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10

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

Related notices

  • USN-6422-1: ring-daemon, ring, jami, jami-daemon