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APPLE-SA-2018-05-04-1 Security Update 2018-001 Swift 4.1.1 for Ubuntu

Posted on 04 May 2018
Apple Security-announce

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APPLE-SA-2018-05-04-1 Security Update 2018-001 Swift 4.1.1 for
Ubuntu 14.04

Security Update 2018-001 Swift 4.1.1 for Ubuntu 14.04 is
now available and addresses the following:

Swift for Ubuntu
Available for: Ubuntu 14.04
Not impacted: Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10
Impact: A process may gain admin privileges and execute arbitrary
code
Description: An issue existed in specific versions of Swift on Ubuntu
14.04 where libraries are loaded with write and execute permissions.
This issue was addressed with improved permissions.
CVE-2018-4220: Apple

Installation note:

Security Update 2018-001 Swift 4.1.1 for Ubuntu 14.04 may be obtained
from https://swift.org/download.

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222 and the Swift
announcements section on the forum:
https://forums.swift.org/c/general-announce

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