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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-4155-1 Critical: Aspell Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Aspell flaw in Ubuntu poses a risk of leaking confidential data via malicious input, necessitating prompt action.
Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received

a specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- aspell: GNU Aspell spell-checker

Details:

It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical Ubuntu information exposure aspell

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  aspell                          0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  aspell                          0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  aspell                          0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  aspell                          0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  aspell                          0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4155-1

CVE-2019-17544

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October 15, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical Ubuntu information exposure aspell

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1

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