USN-3474-1: Liblouis vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3474-1
6th November, 2017
liblouis vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Liblouis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- liblouis - Braille translation library - utilities
Details
Raphael Sanchez Prudencio discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- liblouis2 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
- liblouis-bin 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
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/2j4LVV2