1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3401-1

USN-3401-1: TeX Live vulnerability

Publication date

22 August 2017

Overview

TeX Live could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that TeX Live incorrectly handled certain
system commands. If a user were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TeX file, a remote attacker could execute
arbitrary code.

It was discovered that TeX Live incorrectly handled certain
system commands. If a user were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TeX file, a remote attacker could 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
16.04 xenial texlive-base –  2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
texlive-latex-base –  2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty texlive-base –  2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
texlive-latex-base –  2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1

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