Packages
- composer - Dependency Manager for PHP
Details
Thomas Chauchefoin discovered that Composer did not correctly handle
certain arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-24828, CVE-2023-43655)
Ed Cradock discovered that Composer did not correctly handle the exclusion
of certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-24821)
Martin Haunschmid discovered that Composer did not correctly handle git
branch names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-35241)
Maciej Piechota discovered that Composer did not correctly handle VCS
branch names. An attacker...
Thomas Chauchefoin discovered that Composer did not correctly handle
certain arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-24828, CVE-2023-43655)
Ed Cradock discovered that Composer did not correctly handle the exclusion
of certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-24821)
Martin Haunschmid discovered that Composer did not correctly handle git
branch names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-35241)
Maciej Piechota discovered that Composer did not correctly handle VCS
branch names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-35242)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 noble | composer – 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 jammy | composer – 2.2.6-2ubuntu4+esm1 | ||
| 20.04 focal | composer – 1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | composer – 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | composer – 1.0.0~beta2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
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