USN-4168-1: Libidn2 vulnerabilities
USN-4168-1: Libidn2 vulnerabilities libidn2 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in Libidn2. Software Description libidn2 – Internationalized domain names (IDNA2008/TR46) command line tool Details It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. A attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate domains. (CVE-2019-12290) It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-18224) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 idn2 – 2.0.5-1ubuntu0.3 libidn2-0 – 2.0.5-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS idn2 – 2.0.4-1.1ubuntu0.2 libidn2-0 – 2.0.4-1.1ubuntu0.2 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-2019-12290 CVE-2019-18224 Source: [ more… ]