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High severity vulnerability found in libcurl and curl

  • 1.  High severity vulnerability found in libcurl and curl

    Posted Tue October 10, 2023 07:33 AM

    Dear Team,

    I would like to know the timeline for the curl update after the security vulnerability was disclosed. Specifically, I would like to know how soon we can expect the new release 8.4.0, which will contain a fix for "probably the worst security problem found in curl in a long time.

    Severity HIGH security problem to be announced with curl 8.4.0 on Oct 11 · curl/curl · Discussion #12026

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    Severity HIGH security problem to be announced with curl 8.4.0 on Oct 11 · curl/curl · Discussion #12026
    We are cutting the release cycle short and will release curl 8.4.0 on October 11, including fixes for a severity HIGH CVE and one severity LOW. The one rated HIGH is probably the worst curl securit...
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    kind regards,
    Joerg



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    Joerg Kauke
    Unix Administrator
    COOP Switzerland
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