USN-3400-1: Augeas vulnerability
USN-3400-1: Augeas vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3400-1 21st August, 2017 augeas vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Augeas could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software description augeas – Configuration editing tool Details It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leadingto a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: augeas-tools 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1 libaugeas0 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: augeas-tools 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1 libaugeas0 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: augeas-tools 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3 libaugeas0 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3 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 CVE-2017-7555 [ more… ]