USN-6842-1: gdb vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when parsing an ELF file. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue is the result of an
incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4285)

It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading
to a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this
issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-1972)

It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading
to a stack overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-39128)

It was discovered that gdb had a use after free vulnerability
under certain circumstances. An attacker could use this to cause
a denial of service or possibly 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-2023-39129)

It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a
heap based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-39130)

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