USN-3974-1: VCFtools vulnerabilities
USN-3974-1: VCFtools vulnerabilities VCFtools vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary VCFTools could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description vcftools – Collection of tools to work with VCF files Details It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user was tricked into opening a crafted input file, VCFtools could be made to crash. (CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS vcftools – 0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 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-2018-11099 CVE-2018-11129 CVE-2018-11130 Source: USN-3974-1: VCFtools vulnerabilities