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Ubuntu 19.10: 4173-1 Critical: FreeTDS Denial Of Service Threat

FreeTDS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4173-1 October 30, 2019 freetds vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: FreeTDS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - freetds: libraries for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase SQL servers Details: Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: freetds-bin 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 libct4 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 libsybdb5 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 tdsodbc 1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.04: freetds-bin 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1 libct4 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1 libsybdb5 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1 tdsodbc 1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: freetds-bin 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1 libct4 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1 libsybdb5 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1 tdsodbc 1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4173-1 CVE-2019-13508 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetds/1.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetds/1.00.104-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetds/1.00.82-2ubuntu0.1 . A vulnerability in FreeTDS on Ubuntu impacts various releases, enabling remote system crashes or arbitrary code execution.. FreeTDS,Unity,RemoteCrash,SecurityPatch,NetworkExploit. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 30, 2019 •Critical Ubuntu