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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 4588-1 Critical: FlightGear Crash Issue

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Calendar Grey October 21, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Enhance your Ubuntu FlightGear installation to rectify stability issues triggered by malicious input configurations.
FlightGear could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

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.

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Topics Covered

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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

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October 19, 2020

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Package Information

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

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