Ubuntu Security Notice 3815-2 - USN-3815-1 fixed a vulnerability in gettext. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. 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-3815-2
November 12, 2018
gettext vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted message.
Software Description:
- gettext: GNU Internationalization utilities
Details:
USN-3815-1 fixed a vulnerability in gettext. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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 12.04 ESM:
gettext 0.18.1.1-5ubuntu3.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3815-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3815-1
CVE-2018-18751