1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3593-1

USN-3593-1: Zsh vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 March 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Zsh.

Releases

Packages

  • zsh - shell with lots of features

Details

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain enviroment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileged access to the
system. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10070)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10071)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled some symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10072)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain errors. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10714)

It was discovered that Zsh...

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain enviroment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileged access to the
system. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10070)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10071)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled some symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10072)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain errors. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10714)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18205)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2017-18206)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could
possible use to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10.
(CVE-2018-7548)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7549)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Zsh to 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 zsh –  5.2-5ubuntu1.1
16.04 xenial zsh –  5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1
14.04 trusty zsh –  5.0.2-3ubuntu6.1

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›