=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3274-2
July 18, 2017
icu vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
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.
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
