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Ubuntu 17.10 Security Advisory USN-3458-1: ICU Crash Threat

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ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3458-1
October 23, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login
if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- icu: International Components for Unicode library

Details:

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. 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 17.10:
  libicu57                        57.1-6ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 17.04:
  libicu57                        57.1-5ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libicu55                        55.1-7ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libicu52                        52.1-3ubuntu0.7

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-1
  CVE-2017-14952

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-6ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-5ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/55.1-7ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/52.1-3ubuntu0.7

Ubuntu 17.10 Security Advisory USN-3458-1: ICU Crash Threat

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2017
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Enhance your Ubuntu installation by applying the necessary updates to fix the ICU security flaw that impacts multiple versions due to improper handling of specially crafted input.
ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10:   libicu57                        57.1-6ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 17.04:   libicu57                        57.1-5ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libicu55                        55.1-7ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libicu52                        52.1-3ubuntu0.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-1

  CVE-2017-14952

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October 23, 2017

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-6ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-5ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/55.1-7ubuntu0.3   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/52.1-3ubuntu0.7

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