Ubuntu Security Notice 2279-1 - Ben Hawkes discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain peer messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
102c3b451b291373563c086d75532664f1f5b37b475c6c040d5b1359c0209760
============================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2279-1
July 16, 2014
transmission vulnerability
============================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Transmission could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- transmission: lightweight BitTorrent client
Details:
Ben Hawkes discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain peer
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause 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 14.04 LTS:
transmission-common 2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 13.10:
transmission-common 2.82-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
transmission-common 2.51-0ubuntu1.4
After a standard system update you need to restart Transmission to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2279-1
CVE-2014-4909
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.82-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.51-0ubuntu1.4