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USN-3298-1: MiniUPnP vulnerability

2017-05-26 KENNETH 0

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… ]

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USN-3298-2: MiniUPnP vulnerability

2017-05-26 KENNETH 0

USN-3298-2: MiniUPnP vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3298-2 24th May, 2017 miniupnpc vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 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 USN-3298-1 fixed a vulnerability in MiniUPnP. This update provides thecorresponding update for Ubuntu 17.04. Original advisory details: It was discovered that MiniUPnP incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running an application that uses the MiniUPnP library. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libminiupnpc10 1.9.20140610-2ubuntu2.17.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a [ more… ]

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USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability

2017-05-26 KENNETH 0

USN-3296-2: Samba vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3296-2 24th May, 2017 samba vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Samba could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software description samba – SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix Details USN-3296-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides thecorresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share and execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: samba 2:3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.11 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 [ more… ]

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USN-3299-1: Firefox update

2017-05-26 KENNETH 0

USN-3299-1: Firefox update Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3299-1 25th May, 2017 firefox update A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Firefox was updated to a new version. Software description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details Some security information preloaded in Firefox was due to expire beforethe next scheduled release. This update bumps the expiration times. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 Ubuntu 16.10: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to makeall the necessary changes. References LP: 1693502 Source: USN-3299-1: Firefox update

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RHBA-2017:1311-1: systemd bug fix update

2017-05-26 KENNETH 0

RHBA-2017:1311-1: systemd bug fix update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated systemd packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Source: RHBA-2017:1311-1: systemd bug fix update