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
Source: USN-3489-2: Berkeley DB vulnerability
