1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2279-1

USN-2279-1: Transmission vulnerability

Publication date

16 July 2014

Overview

Transmission could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

Details

Ben Hawkes discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain peer
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ben Hawkes discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain peer
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Transmission 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
14.04 trusty transmission-common –  2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1
13.10 saucy transmission-common –  2.82-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise transmission-common –  2.51-0ubuntu1.4

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