1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3815-1

USN-3815-1: gettext vulnerability

Publication date

12 November 2018

Overview

gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted message.

Releases

Packages

  • gettext - GNU Internationalization utilities

Details

It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue 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
18.10 cosmic gettext –  0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic gettext –  0.19.8.1-6ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial gettext –  0.19.7-2ubuntu3.1
14.04 trusty gettext –  0.18.3.1-1ubuntu3.1

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