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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3815-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3815-2
Posted Nov 12, 2018
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

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.

tags | advisory, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2018-18751
SHA-256 | 82b936d06f2749f9e3a0b08222a00ca6ba906e2e01948a9a37eb2b3ed0ce7ec8

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3815-2

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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
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