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CVE-2023-38546 is fixed in 18 products on 2 platforms, first by ALAS2023-2023-377, released October 10, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
This flaw allows an attacker to insert cookies at will into a runningprogramusing libcurl, if the specific series of conditions are met.libcurl performs transfers. In its API, an application creates "easyhandles"that are the individual handles for single transfers.libcurl provides a function call that duplicates en easy handle called[curl_easy_duphandle](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_duphandle.html).If a transfer has cookies enabled when the handle is duplicated, thecookie-enable state is also cloned - but without cloning the actualcookies. If the source handle did not read any cookies from a specific fileondisk, the cloned version of the handle would instead store the file name as`none` (using the four ASCII letters, no quotes).Subsequent use of the cloned handle that does not explicitly set a sourcetoload cookies from would then inadvertently load cookies from a file named`none` - if such a file exists and is readable in the current directory oftheprogram using libcurl. And if using the correct file format of course.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | |||
| Monterey | 12.7.3 | Monterey 12.7.3 | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Ventura | 13.6.4 | Ventura 13.6.4 | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Linux | |||
| curl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 7.88.1-10+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38546 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| curl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 8.3.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38546 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| curl · Debian 14 | 8.3.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38546 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| curl · RHEL 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | RHSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| curl · RHEL 9 | 0:7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| curl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | curl 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | curl 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | curl 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | curl 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| curl · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | curl 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| curl · almalinux 8 | 7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ALSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| curl · almalinux 9 | 7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | ALSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| curl · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl · ol 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ELSA-2024-1601 | Apr 3, 2024 |
| curl · ol 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | ELSA-2023-5763 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| curl · rocky 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | RLSA-2024:1601 | Apr 5, 2024 |
| curl · rocky 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | RLSA-2023:5763 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| curl-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl-minimal · RHEL 9 | 0:7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| curl-minimal · almalinux 9 | 7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | ALSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| curl-minimal · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| curl-minimal · ol 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | ELSA-2023-5763 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| curl-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| ecs-service-connect-agent · amzn 2023 | v1.27.2.0-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-420 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| libcurl · RHEL 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | RHSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl · RHEL 9 | 0:7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl · almalinux 8 | 7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ALSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl · almalinux 9 | 7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | ALSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl · ol 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ELSA-2024-1601 | Apr 3, 2024 |
| libcurl · ol 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | ELSA-2023-5763 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| libcurl-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | RHSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl-devel · almalinux 8 | 7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ALSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl-devel · almalinux 9 | 7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | ALSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl-devel · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl-devel · ol 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ELSA-2024-1601 | Apr 3, 2024 |
| libcurl-devel · ol 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | ELSA-2023-5763 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| libcurl-minimal · RHEL 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | RHSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl-minimal · RHEL 9 | 0:7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | RHSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl-minimal · almalinux 8 | 7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ALSA-2024:1601 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| libcurl-minimal · almalinux 9 | 7.76.1-26.el9_3.2 | ALSA-2023:6745 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libcurl-minimal · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl-minimal · ol 8 | 0:7.61.1-33.el8_9.5 | ELSA-2024-1601 | Apr 3, 2024 |
| libcurl-minimal · ol 9 | 0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.4 | ELSA-2023-5763 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| libcurl-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-377 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-gnutls · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-gnutls · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | libcurl3-gnutls 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-gnutls · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | libcurl3-gnutls 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-gnutls · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl3-gnutls 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-nss · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-nss · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | libcurl3-nss 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-nss · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | libcurl3-nss 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3-nss · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl3-nss 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl3t64-gnutls · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl3t64-gnutls 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| libcurl3t64-gnutls · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl3t64-gnutls 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| libcurl4 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl4 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | libcurl4 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl4 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | libcurl4 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl4 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl4 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| libcurl4t64 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl4t64 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| libcurl4t64 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | libcurl4t64 8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
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