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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4644-1 moderate: igraph denial of service

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4644-1 highlights a critical flaw in the igraph library affecting graph analysis, enabling denial of service via malformed XML input
igraph could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

Software Description:

- igraph: None

Details:

It was discovered that igraph mishandled certain malformed XML. An attacker

could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu moderate severity igraph

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libigraph0v5                    0.7.1-2.1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libigraph0v5                    0.7.1-2.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4644-1

CVE-2018-20349

November 24, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu moderate severity igraph

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/igraph/0.7.1-2.1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/igraph/0.7.1-2.1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

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