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Urgent Security Alert: Ubuntu 4001-1 Libseccomp Critical Access Issue

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
libseccomp could allow unintended access to system calls.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4001-1
May 30, 2019

libseccomp vulnerability
=========================================================================
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:

libseccomp could allow unintended access to system calls.

Software Description:
- libseccomp: library for working with the Linux seccomp filter

Details:

Jann Horn discovered that libseccomp did not correctly generate 64-bit
syscall argument comparisons with arithmetic operators (LT, GT, LE, GE).
An attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions for
argument-filtered system calls.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libseccomp2                     2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.04.3

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libseccomp2                     2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.10.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libseccomp2                     2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libseccomp2                     2.4.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

This update uses a new upstream release which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4001-1
  CVE-2019-9893

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.10.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Urgent Security Alert: Ubuntu 4001-1 Libseccomp Critical Access Issue

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 30, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4001-1 highlights a libseccomp flaw that allows unintended access to system calls.
libseccomp could allow unintended access to system calls.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: libseccomp2 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.04.3 Ubuntu 18.10: libseccomp2 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.10.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libseccomp2 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libseccomp2 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 This update uses a new upstream release which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4001-1

CVE-2019-9893

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May 30, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.10.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

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