============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2101-1 February 10, 2014 libgadu vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: libgadu could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - libgadu: Gadu-Gadu protocol library Details: Yves Younan and Ryan Pentney discovered that libgadu incorrectly handled certain Gadu-Gadu HTTP messages. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause applications using libgadu to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libgadu3 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libgadu3 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgadu3 1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2101-1 CVE-2013-6487 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1