========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3401-1 August 22, 2017
texlive-base vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: TeX Live could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - texlive-base: TeX Live: Essential programs and files Details: It was discovered that TeX Live incorrectly handled certain system commands. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted TeX file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: texlive-base 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 texlive-latex-base 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: texlive-base 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1 texlive-latex-base 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3401-1 CVE-2016-10243 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
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