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USN-4677-2: p11-kit vulnerability

Publication date

6 January 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in p11-kit.

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-4677-1 fixed a vulnerability in p11-kit. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

USN-4677-1 fixed a vulnerability in p11-kit. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or 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 libp11-kit0 –  0.20.2-2ubuntu2+esm1
p11-kit-modules –  0.20.2-2ubuntu2+esm1
p11-kit –  0.20.2-2ubuntu2+esm1

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