USN-3319-1: libmwaw vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3319-1
15th June, 2017
libmwaw vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
libmwaw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software description
- libmwaw
– import library for some old mac text document
Details
It was discovered that libmwaw incorrectly handled certain malformed
document files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause libmwaw to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libmwaw-0.3-3
0.3.9-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
libmwaw-0.3-3
0.3.8-2ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libmwaw-0.3-3
0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libmwaw-0.1-1
0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1
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
Source: USN-3319-1: libmwaw vulnerability
