1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3437-1

USN-3437-1: OCaml vulnerability

Publication date

3 October 2017

Overview

OCaml applications could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or run programs.

Releases

Packages

  • ocaml - ML language implementation with a class-based object system

Details

Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Radek Micek discovered that OCaml incorrectly handled sign extensions. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OCaml to
crash, to possibly obtain sensitive information, or to 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
14.04 trusty ocaml –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1

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