Ubuntu 19.04 LTS: USN-4052-1 moderate: whoopsie denial of service

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July 9, 2019

Whoopsie could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it processed a specially crafted crash report.

Summary

Whoopsie could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it

processed a specially crafted crash report.

Software Description:

- whoopsie: Ubuntu error tracker submission

Details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash

reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service or expose sensitive information.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu sensitive exposure whoopsie

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libwhoopsie0                    0.2.64ubuntu0.1
  whoopsie                        0.2.64ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libwhoopsie0                    0.2.62ubuntu1
  whoopsie                        0.2.62ubuntu1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libwhoopsie0                    0.2.62ubuntu0.1
  whoopsie                        0.2.62ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libwhoopsie0                    0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
  whoopsie                        0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1

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