USN-3555-2: w3m vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3555-2
1st February, 2018
w3m vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in w3m.
Software description
- w3m
– WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
Details
USN-3555-2 fixed vulnerabilities in w3m. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197)
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled temporary files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
(CVE-2018-6198)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
w3m
0.5.3-5ubuntu1.3
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-3555-2: w3m vulnerabilities
