glib-networking vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description
It was discovered that glib-networking skipped hostname certificate verification if the application failed to specify the server identity. A remote attacker could use this to perform a person-in-the-middle attack and expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.64.2-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.10
glib-networking - 2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.56.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.48.2-1~ubuntu16.04.2
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 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description
- glib-networking - Network extensions for GLib
It was discovered that glib-networking skipped hostname certificate verification if the application failed to specify the server identity. A remote attacker could use this to perform a person-in-the-middle attack and expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.64.2-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.10
glib-networking - 2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.56.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
glib-networking - 2.48.2-1~ubuntu16.04.2
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...
