1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3765-1

USN-3765-1: curl vulnerability

Publication date

17 September 2018

Overview

curl could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

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
18.04 bionic curl –  7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl3-nss –  7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
libcurl4 –  7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
16.04 xenial curl –  7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3 –  7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
libcurl3-nss –  7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
14.04 trusty curl –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3 –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
libcurl3-nss –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17

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