USN-4778-1: OCaml vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in ocaml.


Packages

  • ocaml - ML language implementation with a class-based object system

Details

It was discovered that OCaml mishandled sign extensions. A remote attacker
could use this vulnerability to steal sensitive information, cause a denial
of service (crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-8869)

It was discovered that OCaml mishandled crafted input. An attacker could
use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-9838)

It was discovered that OCaml mishandled sign extensions. A remote attacker
could use this vulnerability to steal sensitive information, cause a denial
of service (crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-8869)

It was discovered that OCaml mishandled crafted input. An attacker could
use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-9838)

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
18.04 bionic ocaml-mode –  4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1  
ocaml-base-nox –  4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1  
ocaml-nox –  4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1  
ocaml –  4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1  
ocaml-base –  4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1  
16.04 xenial ocaml-mode –  4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1  
ocaml-base-nox –  4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1  
ocaml-nox –  4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1  
ocaml –  4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1  
ocaml-base –  4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1  
14.04 trusty ocaml-mode –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1  
ocaml-base-nox –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1  
ocaml-nox –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1  
ocaml –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1  
ocaml-base –  4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1  

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