freetds vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
FreeTDS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
freetds-bin - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.04
freetds-bin - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
freetds-bin - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
FreeTDS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- freetds - libraries for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase SQL servers
Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
freetds-bin - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.04
freetds-bin - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
freetds-bin - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
libct4 - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
libsybdb5 - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
tdsodbc - 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1
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
Continue reading...
