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Ubuntu: 4000-1 Moderate: Corosync Denial Of Service Issue

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Corosync could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted request.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4000-1
May 30, 2019

corosync vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Corosync could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it
received a specially crafted request.

Software Description:
- corosync: cluster engine daemon and utilities

Details:

It was discovered that Corosync incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  corosync                        2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1
  libtotem-pg5                    2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  corosync                        2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3
  libtotem-pg5                    2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3

After a standard system update you need to restart Corosync to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4000-1
  CVE-2018-1084

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu: 4000-1 Moderate: Corosync Denial Of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Corosync on Ubuntu may lead to system crashes or allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. Follow the provided update steps to apply the necessary security patch.
Corosync could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted request.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   corosync                        2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1   libtotem-pg5                    2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   corosync                        2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3   libtotem-pg5                    2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3 After a standard system update you need to restart Corosync to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4000-1

  CVE-2018-1084

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May 30, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/2.4.3-0ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/2.3.5-3ubuntu2.3

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