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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.3472.2 USN-4129-1: curl vulnerabilities 16 September 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: curl Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-5482 CVE-2019-5481 Reference: ESB-2019.3441 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4129-1/ Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators running curl check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. Revision History: September 16 2019: Updated advisory to reflect that curl is available for other platforms too. September 12 2019: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4129-1: curl vulnerabilities 11 September 2019 curl vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 19.04 o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in curl. Software Description o curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when using Kerberos over FTP. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-5481) Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory during TFTP transfers. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5482) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 curl - 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.2 libcurl3-gnutls - 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.2 libcurl3-nss - 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.2 libcurl4 - 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS curl - 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8 libcurl3-gnutls - 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8 libcurl3-nss - 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8 libcurl4 - 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS curl - 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14 libcurl3 - 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14 libcurl3-gnutls - 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14 libcurl3-nss - 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14 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-2019-5481 o CVE-2019-5482 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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