USN-3605-1: Sharutils vulnerability
sharutils vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Sharutils could be made to execute arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description
- sharutils – shar, unshar, uuencode, uudecode
Details
It was discovered that Sharutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- sharutils – 1:4.15.2-2ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- sharutils – 1:4.15.2-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- sharutils – 1:4.14-1ubuntu1.1
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-3605-1: Sharutils vulnerability
