Ubuntu Security Notice 3877-1 - It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain operations. A remote attacker able to connect to applications using LibVNCServer could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3877-1
January 31, 2019
libvncserver vulnerabilities
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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:
Several security issues were fixed in LibVNCServer.
Software Description:
- libvncserver: vnc server library
Details:
It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain operations.
A remote attacker able to connect to applications using LibVNCServer could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of
service, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
libvncclient1 0.9.11+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1
libvncserver1 0.9.11+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libvncclient1 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
libvncserver1 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libvncclient1 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
libvncserver1 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libvncserver0 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4
After a standard system update you need to restart LibVNCServer
applications to make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3877-1
CVE-2018-15126, CVE-2018-15127, CVE-2018-20019, CVE-2018-20020,
CVE-2018-20021, CVE-2018-20022, CVE-2018-20023, CVE-2018-20024,
CVE-2018-20748, CVE-2018-20749, CVE-2018-20750, CVE-2018-6307
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvncserver/0.9.11+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvncserver/0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvncserver/0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvncserver/0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4