USN-3262-1: curl vulnerability
Publication date
20 April 2017
Overview
Applications using curl could allow unintended access over the network.
Releases
Packages
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when
resuming a TLS session. A remote attacker could use this to hijack a
previously authenticated connection.
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when
resuming a TLS session. A remote attacker could use this to hijack a
previously authenticated connection.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
17.04 zesty | libcurl3-nss – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 | ||
curl – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 | |||
libcurl3-gnutls – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 | |||
libcurl3 – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.1 |
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