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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3759-2 Severe: Libtirpc Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey September 5, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities have been resolved in libtirpc for users of Ubuntu. Make sure to update your system to enhance security measures.
Several security issues were fixed in libtirpc.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libtirpc.

Software Description:

- libtirpc: transport-independent RPC library - development files

Details:

USN-3759-1 fixed a vulnerability in libtirpc. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Aldy Hernandez discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain

 inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

 service. (CVE-2016-4429)

 It was discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain inputs.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

 service. (CVE-2018-14622)

 It was discovered that libtirpc incorrectly handled certain strings.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

 service. (CVE-2017-8779)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue software update ubuntu libtirpc

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libtirpc-dev                    0.2.2-5ubuntu0.1
  libtirpc1                       0.2.2-5ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3759-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3759-1

  CVE-2016-4429, CVE-2017-8779, CVE-2018-14622

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September 05, 2018

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