USN-3400-1: Augeas vulnerability

Publication date

21 August 2017

Overview

Augeas could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • augeas - Configuration editing tool

Details

It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly 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
17.04 zesty augeas-tools –  1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
libaugeas0 –  1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
16.04 xenial augeas-tools –  1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
libaugeas0 –  1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty augeas-tools –  1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
libaugeas0 –  1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3

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