USN-4240-1: Kamailio vulnerability

USN-4240-1: Kamailio vulnerability

kamailio vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

kamailio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description

• kamailio – very fast and configurable SIP proxy

Details

It was discovered that Kamailio can be exploited by using a specially crafted
message that can cause a buffer overflow issue.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

kamailio – 4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1

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

• CVE-2018-8828

Source: USN-4240-1: Kamailio vulnerability