USN-4779-1: Gettext vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Gettext could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • php-gettext - PHP library to collect and manipulate gettext

Details

Danilo Segan discovered that Gettext mishandled certain input. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Danilo Segan discovered that Gettext mishandled certain input. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to 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 php-gettext –  1.0.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty php-gettext –  1.0.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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