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Ubuntu 19.10: USN-4155-2 Moderate: Aspell Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey October 21, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Aspell flaw identified in Ubuntu 19.10 could result in potential data leakage through specially designed inputs.
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:

USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10.

Original advisory 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 Ubuntu information exposure input handling aspell

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  aspell                          0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1
  libaspell15                     0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4155-2

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

CVE-2019-17544

October 21, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu information exposure input handling aspell

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aspell/0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1

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