1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4828-1

USN-4828-1: librelp vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

librelp could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

  • librelp - Reliable Event Logging Protocol (RELP) library

Details

It was discovered that librelp did not properly manage x509 certificates,
leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that librelp did not properly manage x509 certificates,
leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue 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
18.04 bionic librelp0 –  1.2.14-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial librelp0 –  1.2.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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