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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3454-2 Critical: Libffi Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 24, 2017
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4567-3 deals with a glibc vulnerability that may enable unauthorized code execution. Immediate upgrade advised.
A security issue was fixed in libffi.

Summary

A security issue was fixed in libffi.

Software Description:

- libffi: Foreign Function Interface library (development files, 32bit)

Details:

USN-3454-1 fixed a vulnerability in libffi. This update

provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that libffi incorrectly enforced an executable  

 stack. An attacker could possibly use this issue, in combination with

 another vulnerability, to facilitate executing arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libffi6                         3.0.11~rc1-5ubuntu0.1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3454-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3454-1

  CVE-2017-1000376

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October 24, 2017

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