Ubuntu Security Notice 3765-1 - It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3765-1
September 17, 2018
curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
curl could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted input.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs.
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 18.04 LTS:
curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
curl 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3765-1
CVE-2018-14618
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17