USN-3489-2: Berkeley DB vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3489-2

21st November, 2017

db, db4.8 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Berkeley DB could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software description

db
– Berkeley v5.1 Database Utilities
db4.8
– Berkeley v4.8 Database Utilities

Details

USN-3489-1 fixed a vulnerability in Berkeley DB. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:: db4.8-util

4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1; db5.1-util

5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1; libdb4.8

4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1; libdb5.1

5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1

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

CVE-2017-10140

Source: USN-3489-2: Berkeley DB vulnerability

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