=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3458-2
October 23, 2017
icu vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
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:
USN-3458-1 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 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 12.04 ESM:
lib32icu48 4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9
libicu48 4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-1
CVE-2017-14952
