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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2901-1
February 17, 2016
xdelta3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 15.10
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
xdelta3 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
– xdelta3: Diff utility which works with binary files
Details:
It was discovered that xdelta3 incorrectly handled certain files. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file,
a remote attacker could use this issue to cause xdelta3 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 15.10:
xdelta3 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.10.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
xdelta3 3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2901-1
CVE-2014-9765
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdelta3/3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdelta3/3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
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