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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3709-1 Critical: Xapian-Core Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 10, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Xapian-core could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted file.

Summary

Xapian-core could be made to execute arbitrary code if it

received a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- xapian-core: Development files for Xapian search engine library

Details:

It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libxapian30                     1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
  xapian-tools                    1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  libxapian30                     1.4.4-2ubuntu0.1
  xapian-tools                    1.4.4-2ubuntu0.1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3709-1

  CVE-2018-0499

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July 10, 2018

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xapian-core/1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xapian-core/1.4.4-2ubuntu0.1

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