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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3650-1
May 21, 2018
xdg-utils vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 17.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
xdg-utils could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a
specially crafted input.
Software Description:
– xdg-utils: desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org
Details:
It was discovered that xdg-utils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
xdg-utils 1.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 17.10:
xdg-utils 1.1.1-1ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
xdg-utils 1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3650-1
CVE-2017-18266
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/1.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/1.1.1-1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3
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