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  2. USN-3788-2

USN-3788-2: Tex Live-bin vulnerability

Publication date

23 October 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Tex Live.

Releases

Packages

  • texlive-bin - TeX Live: path search library for TeX (development part)

Details

USN-3788-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tex Live. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-17407)

USN-3788-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tex Live. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-17407)

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
18.10 cosmic texlive-binaries –  2018.20180824.48463-1ubuntu0.1

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