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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM USN-5796-2 Critical: W3m Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey January 10, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5796-3 outlines a new vulnerability in w3m that could lead to remote code execution or program instability.
w3m could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service critical code execution Ubuntu w3m

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: w3m 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-1

CVE-2022-38223

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January 10, 2023

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security advisory denial of service critical code execution Ubuntu w3m

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