Ubuntu Security Notice 3554-2 - USN-3554-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that curl could accidentally leak authentication data. An attacker could possibly use this to get access to sensitive information. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3554-2
February 01, 2018
curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
curl could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
USN-3554-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that curl could accidentally leak authentication
data. An attacker could possibly use this to get access to sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-1000007)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
curl 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3554-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3554-1
CVE-2018-1000007