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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2492
Spidermonkey vulnerabilities
23 August 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Spidermonkey
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-5188
Reference: ASB-2018.0146
ASB-2018.0139
ESB-2018.2328
ESB-2018.2051
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3749-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3749-1
August 22, 2018
mozjs52 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Spidermonkey.
Software Description:
- - mozjs52: SpiderMonkey JavaScript library
Details:
Multiple memory safety issues were fixed in Spidermonkey. An attacker
could potentially exploit these to 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 18.04 LTS:
 libmozjs-52-0                  52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3749-1
 CVE-2018-5188
Package Information:
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozjs52/52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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