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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3856.2
USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability
22 October 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Aspell
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-17544
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/
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 Aspell check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
Revision History: October 22 2019: Added USN-4155-2
October 16 2019: Initial Release
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USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability
15 October 2019
aspell vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially
crafted input.
Software Description
o aspell - GNU Aspell spell-checker
Details
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could potentially access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
aspell - 0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
aspell - 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
aspell - 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
aspell - 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
aspell - 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu0.1
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
o CVE-2019-17544
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USN-4155-2: Aspell vulnerability
21 October 2019
aspell vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
Summary
Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially
crafted input.
Software Description
o aspell - GNU Aspell spell-checker
Details
USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could potentially access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
aspell - 0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1
libaspell15 - 0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1
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
o USN-4155-1
o CVE-2019-17544
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