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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3309-2 Critical Libtasn1 Code Execution Risk

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Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3309-2
July 18, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

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

Details:

Jakub Jirasek discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain
assignments files. If a user were tricked into processing a specially
crafted assignments file, a remote attacker could possibly execute
arbirary
code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libtasn1-3                      2.10-1ubuntu1.6

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

References:
  
  
  CVE-2017-6891

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3309-2 Critical Libtasn1 Code Execution Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 18, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The libtasn1 flaw enables threat actors to execute unintended commands or destabilize systems via specially designed files on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:   libtasn1-3                      2.10-1ubuntu1.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

 

 

  CVE-2017-6891

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July 18, 2017

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