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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3274-2 Moderate: ICU Memory Issues

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Calendar Grey July 18, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in ICU for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, involving possible memory leaks and exploitation pathways.
Several security issues were fixed in ICU.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in ICU.

Software Description:

- icu: International Components for Unicode library

Details:

USN-3274-1 fixed a vulnerability in icu. This update provides the

corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory

 operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed

 crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or

 potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user

 invoking the program.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libicu48                        4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.8

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3274-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3274-1

  CVE-2017-7867, CVE-2017-7868

July 18, 2017

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