========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3458-2 October 23, 2017
icu vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - icu: International Components for Unicode library Details: USN-3458-1 fixed a vulnerability in ICU. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: lib32icu48 4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9 libicu48 4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3458-2 https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3458-1 CVE-2017-14952
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