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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3669-1 Critical: Liblouis DoS and Code Execution

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Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3669-1
June 04, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.

Software Description:
- liblouis: Braille translation library - utilities

Details:

It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11410)

It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11440)

It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11577)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  liblouis-bin                    3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
  liblouis14                      3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  liblouis-bin                    3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1
  liblouis12                      3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liblouis-bin                    2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
  liblouis9                       2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liblouis-bin                    2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3
  liblouis2                       2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3669-1
  CVE-2018-11410, CVE-2018-11440, CVE-2018-11577

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3669-1 Critical: Liblouis DoS and Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 4, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security vulnerabilities addressed in Liblouis could result in denial of service or potential code execution threats in Ubuntu.
Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   liblouis-bin                    3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1   liblouis14                      3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 17.10:   liblouis-bin                    3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1   liblouis12                      3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   liblouis-bin                    2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2   liblouis9                       2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   liblouis-bin                    2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3   liblouis2                       2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3669-1

  CVE-2018-11410, CVE-2018-11440, CVE-2018-11577

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June 04, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3

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