========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3555-1 February 01, 2018
w3m vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in w3m. Software Description: - w3m: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support Details: It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197) It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled temporary files. An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2018-6198) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: w3m 0.5.3-34ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: w3m 0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: w3m 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3555-1 CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197, CVE-2018-6198 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-34ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2
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