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Ubuntu 14.10: 2559-1 Critical: libtasn1 Denial Of Service

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Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2559-1
April 08, 2015

libtasn1-3, libtasn1-6 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.

Software Description:
- libtasn1-6: Library to manage ASN.1 structures
- libtasn1-3: Library to manage ASN.1 structures

Details:

Hanno Böck discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 data.
A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with specially crafted ASN.1
data and cause applications using Libtasn1 to crash, resulting in 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 14.10:
  libtasn1-6                      4.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libtasn1-6                      3.4-3ubuntu0.2

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

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

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2559-1
  CVE-2015-2806

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.0-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/3.4-3ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.4-1ubuntu0.3


Ubuntu 14.10: 2559-1 Critical: libtasn1 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Patch issued for Ubuntu versions 14.10, 14.04, 12.04, and 10.04 LTS addressing a libtasn1 security flaw that may result in system instability.
Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libtasn1-6 4.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libtasn1-6 3.4-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.10-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.4-1ubuntu0.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2559-1

CVE-2015-2806

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April 08, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.0-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/3.4-3ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.4-1ubuntu0.3

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