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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2427-1
November 27, 2014
libksba vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.10
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Libksba could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
– libksba: X.509 and CMS support library
Details:
Hanno Böck discovered that Libksba incorrectly handled certain S/MIME
messages or ECC based OpenPGP data. An attacker could use this issue to
cause Libksba 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 14.10:
libksba8 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libksba8 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libksba8 1.2.0-2ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2427-1
CVE-2014-9087
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libksba/1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libksba/1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libksba/1.2.0-2ubuntu0.1
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Version: GnuPG v1
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htq/xX6AgBQ06SV5QU0rILpi29lurNTggRTfQXZpYQnpzG7tzyjq0G0XXP0i9r6T
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zmwpogJOfbVjEa9kHip7ujmgUILddLz/kVZbTEUT6Zulc+2EbAsdK/WsYkZql4E5
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