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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3805-2 Moderate: Curl Remote Info Leak Advisory

Several security issues were fixed in curl.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3805-2 November 01, 2018 curl vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in curl. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: USN-3805-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Brian Carpenter discovered that the curl command-line tool incorrectly handled error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-16842) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: curl 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.24 libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.24 libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.24 libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.24 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3805-1 CVE-2018-16842 . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3805-2 November 01, 2018 curl vulnerability A security issue affects thes. security, ========================================================. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 01, 2018 Ubuntu