USN-3704-1: devscripts vulnerability

5 July 2018

devscripts vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 17.10

Summary

devscripts could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted YAML file.

Software Description

• devscripts - scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier

Details

It was discovered that devscripts incorrectly handled certain YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

devscripts - 2.17.12ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 17.10

devscripts - 2.17.9ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2KRQZIG