1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3547-1

USN-3547-1: Libtasn1 vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 January 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Libtasn1.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04
LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-10790)

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause Libtasn1 to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6003)

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04
LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-10790)

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause Libtasn1 to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6003)

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
17.10 artful libtasn1-6 –  4.12-2.1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial libtasn1-6 –  4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 trusty libtasn1-6 –  3.4-3ubuntu0.6

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