zsh vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in Zsh.
Software Description
Richard Maciel Costa discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1071)
It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1083)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
zsh - 5.2-5ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
zsh - 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
zsh - 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Zsh to make all the necessary changes
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Several security issues were fixed in Zsh.
Software Description
- zsh - shell with lots of features
Richard Maciel Costa discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1071)
It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1083)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
zsh - 5.2-5ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
zsh - 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
zsh - 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Zsh to make all the necessary changes
References
Continue reading...
