USN-3794-1: MoinMoin vulnerability
moin vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
MoinMoin could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.
Software Description
- moin - Collaborative hypertext environment
Details
It was discovered that MoinMoin incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- python-moinmoin - 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python-moinmoin - 1.9.8-1ubuntu1.16.04.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- python-moinmoin - 1.9.7-1ubuntu2.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2yGlYPW