Ubuntu Security Notice 3337-1 - It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3337-1
June 21, 2017
valgrind vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Valgrind could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
- valgrind: instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools
Details:
It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04
LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-2226)
It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain
binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4487,
CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492,
CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
valgrind 1:3.12.0-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.10:
valgrind 1:3.12.0~svn20160714-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
valgrind 1:3.11.0-1ubuntu4.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
valgrind 1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3337-1
CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489,
CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493,
CVE-2016-6131
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/valgrind/1:3.12.0-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/valgrind/1:3.12.0~svn20160714-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/valgrind/1:3.11.0-1ubuntu4.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/valgrind/1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5
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