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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3765-1 Critical: curl Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical vulnerability in curl allows for the execution of arbitrary code via specially designed input. To maintain your system's security, ensure your Ubuntu installation is updated.
curl could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a speciallycrafted input.

Summary

curl could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially

crafted input.

Software Description:

- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details:

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs.

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:
  curl                            7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
  libcurl3-nss                    7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
  libcurl4                        7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  curl                            7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
  libcurl3                        7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
  libcurl3-nss                    7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  curl                            7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
  libcurl3                        7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
  libcurl3-nss                    7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3765-1

  CVE-2018-14618

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September 17, 2018

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17

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