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USN-3489-2: Berkeley DB vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3489-2 21st November, 2017 db, db4.8 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Berkeley DB could be made to expose sensitive information. Software description db – Berkeley v5.1 Database Utilities db4.8 – Berkeley v4.8 Database Utilities Details USN-3489-1 fixed a vulnerability in Berkeley DB. This update provides thecorresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An 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 12.04 LTS: db4.8-util 4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1 db5.1-util 5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1 libdb4.8 4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1 libdb5.1 5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the [ more… ]