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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4919-1 Critical: OpenSLP Network Crash Threat

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OpenSLP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4919-1
April 19, 2021

openslp-dfsg vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

OpenSLP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- openslp-dfsg: Service Location Protocol library

Details:

It was discovered that OpenSLP did not properly validate URLs. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP to crash or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libslp1                         1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libslp1                         1.2.1-9ubuntu0.3+esm1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4919-1
  CVE-2019-5544

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openslp-dfsg/1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.2


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4919-1 Critical: OpenSLP Network Crash Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 19, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
OpenSLP flaw on Ubuntu causes instability or allows unauthorized code execution via specially crafted network packets.
OpenSLP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libslp1                         1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:   libslp1                         1.2.1-9ubuntu0.3+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4919-1

  CVE-2019-5544

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April 19, 2021

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openslp-dfsg/1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.2

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