1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3454-1

USN-3454-1: libffi vulnerability

Publication date

12 October 2017

Overview

A security issue was fixed in libffi.

Releases

Packages

  • libffi - Foreign Function Interface library

Details

It was discovered that libffi incorrectly enforced an executable stack. An
attacker could possibly use this issue, in combination with another
vulnerability, to facilitate executing arbitrary code.

It was discovered that libffi incorrectly enforced an executable stack. An
attacker could possibly use this issue, in combination with another
vulnerability, to facilitate executing 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 libffi6 –  3.1~rc1+r3.0.13-12ubuntu0.2

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