Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3437-1
3rd October, 2017
ocaml vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
OCaml applications could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or run programs.
Software description
Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ocaml 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
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-2015-8869
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3rd October, 2017
ocaml vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
OCaml applications could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or run programs.
Software description
- ocaml - ML language implementation with a class-based object system
Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ocaml 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
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-2015-8869
Continue reading...
