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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0177
Transmission vulnerability
17 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: transmission
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-5702
Reference: ESB-2018.0147
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3533-1
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USN-3533-1: Transmission vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3533-1
16th January, 2018
transmission vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Transmission could be made to run arbitraty code.
Software description
transmission - lightweight BitTorrent client
Details
It was discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain POST requests
to
the RPC server and allowed DNS rebinding attack. 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
version:
Ubuntu 17.10:
transmission 2.92-2ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
transmission 2.84-3ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
transmission 2.82-1.1ubuntu3.2
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-2018-5702
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