Ubuntu Security Update USN-4052-1: Whoopsie vulnerability

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whoopsie vulnerability


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary


Whoopsie could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it processed a specially crafted crash report.

Software Description

• whoopsie - Ubuntu error tracker submission

Details


Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04
libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.64ubuntu0.1
whoopsie - 0.2.64ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10
libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.62ubuntu1
whoopsie - 0.2.62ubuntu1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.62ubuntu0.1
whoopsie - 0.2.62ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
whoopsie - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1

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-2019-11476

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