========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3474-1 November 06, 2017
liblouis vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Liblouis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - liblouis: Braille translation library - utilities Details: Raphael Sanchez Prudencio discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: liblouis-bin 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2 liblouis2 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3474-1 CVE-2014-8184 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liblouis/2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
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