USN-4170-2: Whoopsie regression

USN-4170-2: Whoopsie regression

whoopsie regression

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

USN-4170-1 caused a regression in Whoopsie.

Software Description

• whoopsie – Ubuntu error tracker submission

Details

USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie. The update caused Whoopsie to
crash when sending reports. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash
reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie
user.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.10

libwhoopsie0 – 0.2.66ubuntu0.2

whoopsie – 0.2.66ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 19.04

libwhoopsie0 – 0.2.64ubuntu0.3

whoopsie – 0.2.64ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

libwhoopsie0 – 0.2.62ubuntu0.3

whoopsie – 0.2.62ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libwhoopsie0 – 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3

whoopsie – 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3

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

• USN-4170-1
• LP: 1850608

Source: USN-4170-2: Whoopsie regression