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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2494
OCaml vulnerability
4 October 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ocaml
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-8869
Reference: ESB-2017.0745
ESB-2017.0744
ESB-2016.2594
ESB-2016.1590
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3437-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3437-1
October 03, 2017
ocaml vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
OCaml applications could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or
run programs.
Software Description:
- - ocaml: ML language implementation with a class-based object system
Details:
Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ocaml 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3437-1
CVE-2015-8869
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ocaml/4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
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