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[USN-2901-1] xdelta3 vulnerability

Posted on 17 February 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2901-1
February 17, 2016

xdelta3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

xdelta3 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- xdelta3: Diff utility which works with binary files

Details:

It was discovered that xdelta3 incorrectly handled certain files. If a us=
er
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file=
,
a remote attacker could use this issue to cause xdelta3 to crash, resulti=
ng
in 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 15.10:
xdelta3 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.10.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
xdelta3 3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2

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


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2901-1
CVE-2014-9765

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdelta3/3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.10.=
2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdelta3/3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2

 

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