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USN-4547-1: iTALC vulnerabilities

28 September 2020

Several security issues were fixed in iTALC.

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Releases

Packages

  • italc - didact tool which allows teachers to view and control computer labs

Details

It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in the
LibVNCServer vendored in iTALC when sending a ServerCutText message. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-15681)

It was discovered that the LibVNCServer and LibVNCClient vendored in iTALC
incorrectly handled certain packet lengths. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-15127 CVE-2018-20019, CVE-2018-20020, CVE-2018-20021, CVE-2018-20022,
CVE-2018-20023, CVE-2018-20024, CVE-2018-20748, CVE-2018-20749, CVE-2018-20750,
CVE-2018-7225, CVE-2019-15681)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Related notices

  • USN-3877-1: libvncserver-config, libvncserver0, libvncserver, libvncserver1, linuxvnc, libvncclient1, libvncserver-dev
  • USN-4587-1: italc-management-console, italc-master, italc-client, italc, libitalccore
  • USN-4547-2: ssvnc
  • USN-3618-1: libvncserver-config, libvncserver0, libvncserver, libvncserver1, linuxvnc, libvncclient1, libvncserver-dev
  • USN-4573-1: vino
  • USN-4407-1: libvncserver-config, libvncserver, libvncserver1, libvncclient1, libvncserver-dev