USN-3437-1: OCaml vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3437-1
3rd October, 2017
ocaml vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
OCaml applications could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or
run programs.
Software description
- ocaml
– ML language implementation with a class-based object system
Details
Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
ocaml
4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
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-3437-1: OCaml vulnerability
