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Ubuntu 15.04 LTS USN-2604-1 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-2604-1
May 11, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 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 15.04:
  libtasn1-6                      4.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libtasn1-6                      4.0-2ubuntu0.2

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libtasn1-3                      2.10-1ubuntu1.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2604-1
  CVE-2015-3622

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.2-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.0-2ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/3.4-3ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.4


Ubuntu 15.04 LTS USN-2604-1 Critical: Libtasn1 Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 11, 2015
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The libtasn1 library on Ubuntu could be exposed to crashes or enable harmful app execution due to unsafe ASN.1 data. Update your system swiftly to mitigate risks
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 15.04: libtasn1-6 4.2-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.10: libtasn1-6 4.0-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libtasn1-6 3.4-3ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libtasn1-3 2.10-1ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2604-1

CVE-2015-3622

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May 11, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.2-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/4.0-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-6/3.4-3ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtasn1-3/2.10-1ubuntu1.4

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