1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4799-1

USN-4799-1: R vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

R could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • r-base - GNU R statistical computation and graphics system

Details

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or 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 r-base-core –  3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3  
r-base –  3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3  
14.04 trusty r-base-core –  3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2  
r-base –  3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2  

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