USN-3457-1: curl vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3457-1
23rd October, 2017
curl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
curl could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software description
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
Brian Carpenter discovered that curl incorrectly handled IMAP FETCH
response lines. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl 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 version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
- libcurl3-nss 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
- curl 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
- libcurl3-gnutls 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
- libcurl3 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 17.04:
- libcurl3-nss 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.3
- curl 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.3
- libcurl3-gnutls 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.3
- libcurl3 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
- libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
- curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
- libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
- libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
- curl 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
- libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
- libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2l8PM4d