Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3400-1
21st August, 2017
augeas vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Augeas could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software description
It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
augeas-tools 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
libaugeas0 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
augeas-tools 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
libaugeas0 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
augeas-tools 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
libaugeas0 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-7555
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21st August, 2017
augeas vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Augeas could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software description
- augeas - Configuration editing tool
It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
augeas-tools 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
libaugeas0 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
augeas-tools 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
libaugeas0 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
augeas-tools 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
libaugeas0 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-7555
Continue reading...
