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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2982
Berkeley DB vulnerability
22 November 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Berkeley DB
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-10140
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3489-1
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.
This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running Berkeley DB check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3489-1
21st November, 2017
db5.3 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
* Ubuntu 17.04
* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Berkeley DB could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software description
* db5.3 - Berkeley v5.3 Database Documentation [html]
Details
It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration
files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
db5.3-util 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1
libdb5.3 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
db5.3-util 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1
libdb5.3 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
db5.3-util 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1
libdb5.3 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-10140
USN-3489-2: Berkeley DB vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3489-2
21st November, 2017
db, db4.8 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
* Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Berkeley DB could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software description
* db - Berkeley v5.1 Database Utilities
* db4.8 - Berkeley v4.8 Database Utilities
Details
USN-3489-1 fixed a vulnerability in Berkeley DB. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration
files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
version:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
db4.8-util 4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1
db5.1-util 5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1
libdb4.8 4.8.30-11ubuntu1.1
libdb5.1 5.1.25-11ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-10140
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