Ubuntu Security Notice 3815-1 - It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3815-1
November 12, 2018
gettext vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted message.
Software Description:
- gettext: GNU Internationalization utilities
Details:
It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
gettext 0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
gettext 0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
gettext 0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
gettext 0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3815-1
CVE-2018-18751
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1