USN-3498-2: curl vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3498-2
4th December, 2017
curl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
curl could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
Software description
- curl
– HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
USN-3498-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-8817)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libcurl3-nss
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
-
curl
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
-
libcurl3-gnutls
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
-
libcurl3
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19
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-3498-2: curl vulnerability
