USN-3765-2: 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
USN-3765-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
USN-3765-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | libcurl3-nss – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.23 | ||
| curl – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.23 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.23 | |||
| libcurl3 – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.23 | |||
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