March 27, 2024, 2:59 p.m. |

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USN-6718-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when limiting the
amount of headers when HTTP/2 server push is allowed. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause curl to consume resources, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2398)

advisory attacker curl curl vulnerability headers http issue lts memory resources server ubuntu update usn vulnerability

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