USN-3815-1: gettext vulnerability
gettext vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted message.
Software Description
- gettext – GNU Internationalization utilities
Details
It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- gettext – 0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- gettext – 0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- gettext – 0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- gettext – 0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1
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-3815-1: gettext vulnerability
