Ubuntu alert USN-3584-1 (sensible-utils)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-3584-1] sensible-utils vulnerability | |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:22:10 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <d135311a-9d18-4b07-dc8f-c5318f5237e6@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3584-1 February 26, 2018 sensible-utils vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: sensible-utils could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a malicious URL. Software Description: - sensible-utils: Utilities for sensible alternative selection Details: Gabriel Corona discovered that sensible-utils incorrectly validated strings when launcher a browser with the sensible-browser tool. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted URL to conduct an argument injection attack and execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: sensible-utils 0.0.10ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: sensible-utils 0.0.9ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: sensible-utils 0.0.9ubuntu0.14.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3584-1 CVE-2017-17512 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sensible-utils/0.0.1... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sensible-utils/0.0.9... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sensible-utils/0.0.9... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...