USN-3489-1: Berkeley DB vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3489-1 21st November, 2017 db5.3 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Berkeley DB could be made to expose sensitive information. Software description db5.3 – Berkeley v5.3 Database Documentation Details It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration files.A attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: db5.3-util 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1 libdb5.3 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: db5.3-util 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1 libdb5.3 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: db5.3-util 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1 libdb5.3 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1 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-2017-10140 Source: USN-3489-1: Berkeley DB vulnerability