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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1424
lintian vulnerability
7 June 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: lintian
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-8829
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3310-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running lintian check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3310-1
June 06, 2017
lintian vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 17.04
- - Ubuntu 16.10
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
lintian could be made to run programs if it processed a specially crafted
package.
Software Description:
- - lintian: Debian package checker
Details:
Jakub Wilk discovered that lintian incorrectly handled deserializing
certain YAML files. If a user or automated system were tricked into running
lintian on a specially crafted package, a remote 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 17.04:
lintian 2.5.50.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.10:
lintian 2.5.48ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
lintian 2.5.43ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3310-1
CVE-2017-8829
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/2.5.50.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/2.5.48ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/2.5.43ubuntu0.1
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