Ubuntu Security Update USN-5391-1: libsepol vulnerabilities

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Nicolas Iooss discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36084) It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36085) It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-36086) It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly validated certain data, leading to a heap overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36087)

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