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Ubuntu 19.04 USN-3993-1 Critical: Curl Denial of Service Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in curl.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3993-1
May 22, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in curl.

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

Details:

Wenchao Li discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory in the
curl_url_set() function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-5435)

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when receiving data
from a TFTP server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2019-5436)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  curl                            7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1
  libcurl3-nss                    7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1
  libcurl4                        7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  curl                            7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4
  libcurl3-nss                    7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4
  libcurl4                        7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  curl                            7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
  libcurl3-nss                    7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
  libcurl4                        7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  curl                            7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13
  libcurl3                        7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13
  libcurl3-nss                    7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3993-1
  CVE-2019-5435, CVE-2019-5436

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13

Ubuntu 19.04 USN-3993-1 Critical: Curl Denial of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 22, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Curl security flaws resolved in multiple Ubuntu releases. Critical package version upgrades are supplied.
Several security issues were fixed in curl.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: curl 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-gnutls 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-nss 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl4 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.10: curl 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl3-gnutls 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl3-nss 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl4 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3993-1

CVE-2019-5435, CVE-2019-5436

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May 22, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13

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