Ubuntu alert USN-4357-1 (iproute2)

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"Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com> 
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com 
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[USN-4357-1] IPRoute vulnerability 
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Wed, 13 May 2020 10:32:23 -0300
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<20200513133223.GA2112903@d4rkl41n>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4357-1
May 13, 2020

iproute2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

IPRoute could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- iproute2: networking and traffic control tools

Details:

It was discovered that IPRoute incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  iproute2                        4.15.0-2ubuntu1.1

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4357-1
  CVE-2019-20795

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iproute2/4.15.0-2ubu...
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