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[USN-3400-1] Augeas vulnerability

Posted on 21 August 2017
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3400-1
August 21, 2017

augeas vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- augeas: Configuration editing tool

Details:

It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading
to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04:
=C2=A0 augeas-tools=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01.6.0-0ub=
untu3.1
=C2=A0 libaugeas0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
=C2=A0 augeas-tools=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01.4.0-0ub=
untu1.1
=C2=A0 libaugeas0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
=C2=A0 augeas-tools=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01.2.0-0ub=
untu1.3
=C2=A0 libaugeas0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
=C2=A0 https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3400-1
=C2=A0 CVE-2017-7555

Package Information:
=C2=A0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/augeas/1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1
=C2=A0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/augeas/1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
=C2=A0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/augeas/1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3

 

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