========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4218-1 December 10, 2019
eglibc vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: GNU C could be made to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description: - eglibc: GNU C Library Details: Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU C incorrectly handled certain memory alignments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.22 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4218-1 CVE-2018-6485
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