Ubuntu alert USN-4170-2 (whoopsie)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-4170-2] Whoopsie regression | |
| Date: | Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:47:49 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <44d10769-5f7d-d2e1-08af-fd4e4e8b2889@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4170-2 October 30, 2019 whoopsie regression ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: USN-4170-1 caused a regression in Whoopsie. Software Description: - whoopsie: Ubuntu error tracker submission Details: USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie. The update caused Whoopsie to crash when sending reports. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: libwhoopsie0 0.2.66ubuntu0.2 whoopsie 0.2.66ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 19.04: libwhoopsie0 0.2.64ubuntu0.3 whoopsie 0.2.64ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libwhoopsie0 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 whoopsie 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libwhoopsie0 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3 whoopsie 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4170-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4170-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1850608 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.66ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.64ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.62ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whoopsie/0.2.52.5ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...