1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3772-1

USN-3772-1: UDisks vulnerability

Publication date

26 September 2018

Overview

Udisks could be made to crash or expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • udisks2 - service to access and manipulate storage devices

Details

It was discovered that UDisks incorrectly handled format strings when
logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that UDisks incorrectly handled format strings when
logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer 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
18.04 bionic udisks2 –  2.7.6-3ubuntu0.2

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