=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3669-1
June 04, 2018
liblouis vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.
Software Description:
- liblouis: Braille translation library - utilities
Details:
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11410)
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11440)
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11577)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
liblouis-bin 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
liblouis14 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 17.10:
liblouis-bin 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1
liblouis12 3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
liblouis-bin 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
liblouis9 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
liblouis-bin 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3
liblouis2 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3669-1
CVE-2018-11410, CVE-2018-11440, CVE-2018-11577
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/3.0.0-3ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3
