USN-3298-1: MiniUPnP vulnerability
USN-3298-1: MiniUPnP vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-1 24th May, 2017 miniupnpc vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary MiniUPnP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description miniupnpc – UPnP IGD client lightweight library Details It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remoteattacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possiblyexecute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an applicationthat uses the MiniUPnP library. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: libminiupnpc10 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libminiupnpc10 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libminiupnpc8 1.6-3ubuntu2.14.04.3 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will [ more… ]