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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3474-1 Critical: Liblouis DoS Vulnerability

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Liblouis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3474-1
November 06, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- liblouis: Braille translation library - utilities

Details:

Raphael Sanchez Prudencio discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled
certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or
potentially execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liblouis-bin                    2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
  liblouis2                       2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2

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

References:
  
  CVE-2014-8184

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3474-1 Critical: Liblouis DoS Vulnerability

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An issue with Liblouis on Ubuntu could lead to unexpected crashes or execution of commands under your user profile upon opening a specifically designed file. Update immediately!
Liblouis 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 14.04 LTS:   liblouis-bin                    2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2   liblouis2                       2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

 

  CVE-2014-8184

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November 06, 2017

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2

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