=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4588-1
October 19, 2020

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

FlightGear could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
- flightgear: Flight Gear Flight Simulator

Details:

It was discovered that FlightGear could write arbitrary files if received a
special nasal script. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
file to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  flightgear                      3.4.0-3ubuntu1.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4588-1
  CVE-2016-9956

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flightgear/3.4.0-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 4588-1: FlightGear vulnerability

October 21, 2020
FlightGear could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: flightgear 3.4.0-3ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4588-1

CVE-2016-9956

Severity
October 19, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flightgear/3.4.0-3ubuntu1.1

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