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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2371-1 Critical Exuberant Ctags DoS Risk

Exuberant Ctags could be made to consume resources.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2371-1 October 08, 2014 exuberant-ctags vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Exuberant Ctags could be made to consume resources. Software Description: - exuberant-ctags: build tag file indexes of source code definitions Details: It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: CVE-2014-7204 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1 . Tackling the Critical Ctags flaw in Ubuntu affecting system operations and posing risks for DoS attacks. Immediate patch suggested.. Exuberant Ctags, Ubuntu 14.04, Resource Exploit, Security Notice, Service Disruption. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 08, 2014 •Critical Ubuntu