USN-3474-1: Liblouis vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3474-1
6th November, 2017
liblouis vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Liblouis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- liblouis
– Braille translation library – utilities
Details
Raphael Sanchez Prudencio discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
liblouis2
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
-
liblouis-bin
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
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-3474-1: Liblouis vulnerability
