The following updates has been released for Ubuntu Linux:
USN-3498-2: curl vulnerability
USN-3503-1: Evince vulnerability
USN-3498-2: curl vulnerability
USN-3503-1: Evince vulnerability
USN-3498-2: curl vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3498-2
December 04, 2017
curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
curl could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
USN-3498-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matching.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2017-8817)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
curl 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3498-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3498-1
CVE-2017-8817
USN-3503-1: Evince vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3503-1
December 04, 2017
evince vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Evince could be made to run programs if it printed a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- evince: Document viewer
Details:
It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled printing certain DVI
files. If a user were tricked into opening and printing a specially-named
DVI file, an attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
evince 3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3
evince-common 3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
evince 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3
evince-common 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
evince 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4
evince-common 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3503-1
CVE-2017-1000159
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4