USN-3605-1: Sharutils vulnerability

Publication date

22 March 2018

Overview

Sharutils could be made to execute arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

  • sharutils - shar, unshar, uuencode, uudecode

Details

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

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

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.10 artful sharutils –  1:4.15.2-2ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial sharutils –  1:4.15.2-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty sharutils –  1:4.14-1ubuntu1.1

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