USN-3309-2: Libtasn1 vulnerability
USN-3309-2: Libtasn1 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3309-2 18th July, 2017 libtasn1-3 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description libtasn1-3 – Library to manage ASN.1 structures Details Jakub Jirasek discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certainassignments files. If a user were tricked into processing a speciallycrafted assignments file, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbirarycode. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.10-1ubuntu1.6 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-2017-6891 Source: USN-3309-2: Libtasn1 vulnerability
