icu vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
ICU could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain calendars. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
libicu57 - 57.1-6ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libicu55 - 55.1-7ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libicu52 - 52.1-3ubuntu0.8
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
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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
ICU could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
- icu - International Components for Unicode library
It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain calendars. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
libicu57 - 57.1-6ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libicu55 - 55.1-7ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libicu52 - 52.1-3ubuntu0.8
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
Continue reading...
