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Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3916-1: Critical libsolv DoS Due to Malformed Input

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Libzip could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3916-1
March 22, 2019

libsolv vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10

Summary:

Libzip could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libsolv: A dependency solver using a satisfiablility algorithm

Details:

It was discovered that libsolv incorrectly handled certain malformed input. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, 
applications that rely on libsolv could be made to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libsolv-tools                   0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
  libsolv0                        0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
  libsolvext0                     0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3916-1
  CVE-2018-20532, CVE-2018-20533, CVE-2018-20534

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsolv/0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3916-1: Critical libsolv DoS Due to Malformed Input

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Calendar Grey March 22, 2019
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4027-1 details vulnerabilities in libxml2, underlining potential crashes triggered by invalid data.
Libzip could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libsolv-tools 0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1 libsolv0 0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1 libsolvext0 0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3916-1

CVE-2018-20532, CVE-2018-20533, CVE-2018-20534

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March 22, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsolv/0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

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