========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3533-1 January 16, 2018
transmission vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Transmission could be made to run arbitraty code. Software Description: - transmission: lightweight BitTorrent client Details: It was discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain POST requests to the RPC server and allowed DNS rebinding attack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: transmission 2.92-2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: transmission 2.84-3ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: transmission 2.82-1.1ubuntu3.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3533-1 CVE-2018-5702 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.92-2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.84-3ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/2.82-1.1ubuntu3.2
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