=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4134-3
March 24, 2020

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

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

IBus could allow local users to capture key strokes of other locally logged
in users.

Software Description:
- ibus: Intelligent Input Bus - core

Details:

USN-4134-1 fixed a vulnerability in IBus. The update caused a regression in
some Qt applications and the fix was subsequently reverted in
USN-4134-2. The regression has since been resolved and so this update fixes
the original vulnerability.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 Simon McVittie discovered that IBus did not enforce appropriate access
 controls on its private D-Bus socket. A local unprivileged user who
 discovers the IBus socket address of another user could exploit this to
 capture the key strokes of the other user.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  ibus                            1.5.21-1~exp2ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  ibus                            1.5.17-3ubuntu5.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  ibus                            1.5.11-1ubuntu2.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-1
  CVE-2019-14822

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.21-1~exp2ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.17-3ubuntu5.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.11-1ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 4134-3: IBus vulnerability

March 24, 2020
IBus could allow local users to capture key strokes of other locally logged in users.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: ibus 1.5.21-1~exp2ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ibus 1.5.17-3ubuntu5.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ibus 1.5.11-1ubuntu2.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-1

CVE-2019-14822

Severity
March 24, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.21-1~exp2ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.17-3ubuntu5.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/1.5.11-1ubuntu2.4

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