USN-4155-2: Aspell vulnerability
USN-4155-2: Aspell vulnerability aspell vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Summary Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description aspell – GNU Aspell spell-checker Details USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 aspell – 0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1 libaspell15 – 0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1 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 USN-4155-1 CVE-2019-17544 Source: USN-4155-2: Aspell vulnerability
