The following two updates has been released for Ubuntu Linux:
USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability
USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities
USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability
USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities
USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4155-1
October 15, 2019
aspell vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- aspell: GNU Aspell spell-checker
Details:
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
aspell 0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
aspell 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
aspell 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
aspell 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
aspell 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1
CVE-2019-17544
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4156-1
October 15, 2019
libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in SDL.
Software Description:
- libsdl1.2: Simple DirectMedia Layer
Details:
It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user
were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could
use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4156-1
CVE-2019-13616, CVE-2019-7572, CVE-2019-7573, CVE-2019-7574,
CVE-2019-7575, CVE-2019-7576, CVE-2019-7577, CVE-2019-7578,
CVE-2019-7635, CVE-2019-7636, CVE-2019-7637, CVE-2019-7638
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1