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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2987
Liblouis vulnerabilities
4 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: liblouis
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-2018-17294 CVE-2018-12085
Reference: ESB-2018.2847
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3782-1
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USN-3782-1: Liblouis vulnerabilities
3 October 2018
liblouis vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.
Software Description
o liblouis - Braille translation library - utilities
Details
Henri Salo discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-12085)
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-17294)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
liblouis-bin - 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3
liblouis14 - 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
liblouis-bin - 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4
liblouis9 - 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
liblouis-bin - 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.5
liblouis2 - 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2018-12085
o CVE-2018-17294
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