========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3815-1 November 12, 2018
gettext vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted message. Software Description: - gettext: GNU Internationalization utilities Details: It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. 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 18.10: gettext 0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: gettext 0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: gettext 0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: gettext 0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3815-1 CVE-2018-18751 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1
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