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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4240-1 High: Kamailio Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Kamailio present in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS can lead to a denial of service attack through the use of specifically designed files.
kamailio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

kamailio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- kamailio: very fast and configurable SIP proxy

Details:

It was discovered that Kamailio incorrectly handled a specially crafted file.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or

other unspecified impact.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu kamailio

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  kamailio                        4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4240-1

CVE-2018-8828

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January 16, 2020

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu kamailio

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kamailio/4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1

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