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
Source: USN-4170-2: Whoopsie regression
