=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3262-1
April 20, 2017

curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04

Summary:

Applications using curl could allow unintended access over the network.

Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details:

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when
resuming a TLS session. A remote attacker could use this to hijack a
previously authenticated connection.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  curl                            7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1
  libcurl3                        7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1
  libcurl3-nss                    7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3262-1
  CVE-2017-7468

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 3262-1: curl vulnerability

April 21, 2017
Applications using curl could allow unintended access over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: curl 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 libcurl3 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-gnutls 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-nss 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3262-1

CVE-2017-7468

Severity
April 20, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1

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