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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.2672
USN-4450-1: Whoopsie vulnerabilities
5 August 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Whoopsie
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-15570 CVE-2020-12135 CVE-2020-11937
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/
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USN-4450-1: Whoopsie vulnerabilities
04 August 2020
Several security issues were fixed in whoopsie.
Releases
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Packages
o whoopsie - Ubuntu error tracker submission
Details
Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A
local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to consume memory,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-11937)
Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled parsing files.
A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-12135)
Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A
local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to consume memory,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15570)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
o libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.69ubuntu0.1
o whoopsie - 0.2.69ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.62ubuntu0.5
o whoopsie - 0.2.62ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 16.04
o libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5
o whoopsie - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2020-11937
o CVE-2020-12135
o CVE-2020-15570
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