1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-813-3

USN-813-3: apr-util vulnerability

Publication date

8 August 2009

Overview

apr-util vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-813-1 fixed vulnerabilities in apr. This update provides the corresponding updates for apr-util.

Original advisory details:

Matt Lewis discovered that apr did not properly sanitize its input when
allocating memory. If an application using apr processed crafted input, a
remote attacker could cause a denial of service or potentially execute
arbitrary code as the user invoking the application.

USN-813-1 fixed vulnerabilities in apr. This update provides the corresponding updates for apr-util.

Original advisory details:

Matt Lewis discovered that apr did not properly sanitize its input when
allocating memory. If an application using apr processed crafted input, a
remote attacker could cause a denial of service or potentially execute
arbitrary code as the user invoking the application.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications using apr-util, such as Subversion and Apache, to effect 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
9.04 jaunty libaprutil1 –  1.2.12+dfsg-8ubuntu0.3
8.10 intrepid libaprutil1 –  1.2.12+dfsg-7ubuntu0.3
8.04 hardy libaprutil1 –  1.2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2

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