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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 1436-1 Serious Libtasn1 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1436-1
May 02, 2012

libtasn1-3 vulnerability
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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 12.04 LTS: 1436-1 Serious Libtasn1 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A significant vulnerability has been identified in libtasn1 that could potentially result in application crashes or unauthorized execution of code when processing certain inputs.
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

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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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