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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3772-1 Critical Udisks Denial of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A flaw in Udisks could result in system instability or unauthorized access to confidential information on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Immediate update is advised.
Udisks could be made to crash or expose sensitive information.

Summary

Udisks could be made to crash or expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- udisks2: service to access and manipulate storage devices

Details:

It was discovered that UDisks incorrectly handled format strings when

logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service or obtain sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update DoS ubuntu severe data exposure udisks

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  udisks2                         2.7.6-3ubuntu0.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3772-1

CVE-2018-17336

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September 26, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory update DoS ubuntu severe data exposure udisks

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks2/2.7.6-3ubuntu0.2

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