USN-3368-1: libiberty vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3368-1
26th July, 2017
libiberty vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in libiberty.
Software description
- libiberty
– library of utility functions used by GNU programs
Details
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2226)
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain
binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4487,
CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493,
CVE-2016-6131)
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain
binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4491)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libiberty-dev
20161220-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libiberty-dev
20160215-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libiberty-dev
20131116-1ubuntu0.2
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
Source: USN-3368-1: libiberty vulnerabilities
