=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1436-1
May 02, 2012

libtasn1-3 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libtasn1-3: Library to manage ASN.1 structures

Details:

Matthew Hall discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain large
values. An attacker could exploit this with a specially crafted ASN.1
structure and cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libtasn1-3                      2.10-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libtasn1-3                      2.9-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libtasn1-3                      2.7-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libtasn1-3                      2.4-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  libtasn1-3                      1.1-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1436-1
  CVE-2012-1569

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.9-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.7-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.4-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/1.1-1ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 1436-1: Libtasn1 vulnerability

May 2, 2012
Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.10-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libtasn1-3 2.9-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libtasn1-3 2.7-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.4-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 1.1-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1436-1

CVE-2012-1569

Severity
May 02, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.9-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.7-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.4-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/1.1-1ubuntu0.1

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