1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2399-1

USN-2399-1: curl vulnerability

Publication date

10 November 2014

Overview

curl could expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when
being used with CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS and curl_easy_duphandle(). This may
result in sensitive data being incorrectly sent to the remote server.

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when
being used with CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS and curl_easy_duphandle(). This may
result in sensitive data being incorrectly sent to the remote server.

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
14.10 utopic libcurl3 –  7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3-nss –  7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
14.04 trusty libcurl3 –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
libcurl3-nss –  7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
12.04 precise libcurl3 –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
libcurl3-nss –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
10.04 lucid libcurl3 –  7.19.7-1ubuntu1.10
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.19.7-1ubuntu1.10

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