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Ubuntu 19.04 USN-3993-1 Critical: Curl Denial of Service Issues

Several security issues were fixed in curl.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3993-1 May 22, 2019 curl vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in curl. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: Wenchao Li discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory in the curl_url_set() function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-5435) It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when receiving data from a TFTP server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5436) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: curl 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-gnutls 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl3-nss 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 libcurl4 7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.10: curl 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl3-gnutls 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl3-nss 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 libcurl4 7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3993-1 CVE-2019-5435, CVE-2019-5436 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.64.0-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.61.0-1ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13 . Curl security flaws resolved in multiple Ubuntu releases. Critical package version upgrades are supplied.. curl vulnerabilities, ubuntu security updates, denial of service, memory issues. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian 8: DLA-1793-1 Important Security Update For dhcpcd5 - Read Overflow

It was discovered that there was a read overflow vulnerability in the dhcpcd5 network management protocol client. For Debian 8 "Jessie", this issue has been fixed in dhcpcd5 version . Package : dhcpcd5 Version : 6.0.5-2+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2019-11579 Debian Bug : #928104 It was discovered that there was a read overflow vulnerability in the dhcpcd5 network management protocol client. For Debian 8 "Jessie", this issue has been fixed in dhcpcd5 version 6.0.5-2+deb8u1. Thanks to Roy Marples . We recommend that you upgrade your dhcpcd5 packages. Regards, - -- ,'`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / chris-lamb.co.uk `- . Important dhcpcd5 security patch released for Debian 8 resolves buffer overflow vulnerability, strengthening overall system defense.. dhcpcd5 security, Debian LTS update, overflow issue fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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