========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4170-1 October 30, 2019 whoopsie vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Whoopsie could be made to crash, expose sensitive information or run programs if it processed a specially crafted crash report. Software Description: - whoopsie: Ubuntu error tracker submission Details: Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: libwhoopsie0 0.2.66ubuntu0.1 whoopsie 0.2.66ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.04: libwhoopsie0 0.2.64ubuntu0.2 whoopsie 0.2.64ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libwhoopsie0 0.2.62ubuntu0.2 whoopsie 0.2.62ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libwhoopsie0 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2 whoopsie 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4170-1 CVE-2019-11484 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.66ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.64ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.62ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2