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Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04 LTS: USN-3888-1 Moderate GVfs Input Exposure

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
GVfs could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

GVfs could be made to expose sensitive information if it received

a specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- gvfs: userspace virtual filesystem - GIO module

Details:

It was discovered that GVfs incorrectly handled certain inputs. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  gvfs                            1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2
  gvfs-backends                   1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  gvfs                            1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3
  gvfs-backends                   1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3888-1

  CVE-2019-3827

February 12, 2019

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3

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