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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3554-2
February 01, 2018
curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
curl could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
USN-3554-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that curl could accidentally leak authentication
data. An attacker could possibly use this to get access to sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-1000007)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
curl 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.20
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3554-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3554-1
CVE-2018-1000007
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