libuv1 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

* Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary

libuv could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it
received a specially crafted path.

Software Description

* libuv1 - asynchronous event notification library - runtime
library

Details

It was discovered that libuv incorrectly handled certain paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libuv1 - 1.34.2-1ubuntu1.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to
make all the necessary changes.

References

* CVE-2020-8252

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